湖北省2021年高考英语预测模拟试题（含答案）

2021届高考英语模拟试题

I.语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

Whowilltakecareofelderlypeople?Manypeople]believetheir

familiesplacetheminnursinghomes.Theyareleftinthe2ofstrangersforthe

restoftheirlives.Theirgrownchildrenvisitthem3,butmoreoften,theydo

nothaveanyregularvisitors.Thetruthisthatthisideaisanunfortunatemyth--a（n）

4_stoiy.Infact,familymembersprovideover80percentofthe5thatelderly

peopleneed.

SamuelPrestoon,asociologist,studiedhowtheAmericanfamily6.He

reportedthatbythetimethe7Americancouplereaches40yearsofage,they

havemoreparentsthanchildren.8,peopletodaylivelongerafteranillness

thanpeopledidyearsago,sofamilymembersmustprovidelongtermcare.More

psychologistshavefoundthatallcaregiverssharea9characteristic:All

caregiversbelievethattheyarethebestpeopleforthejob.Inotherwords,theyallfelt

thattheycoulddothejob10thananyoneelse.

Socialworkersinterviewedcaregiverstofindoutwhythey11onthe

responsibilityofcaringforanelderlyrelative.Manycaregiversbelievedtheyhad

12tohelptheirrelative.Somestatedthathelpingothersmadethemfeelmore

13.Othershopedthatbyhelpingsomeonenow,theywoulddeservecarewhenthey

becameoldand14.Caringfbrtheelderlyandbeingtakencareofcanbea

mutuallysatisfyingexperienceforeveryonewhomightbe15.

1.A.firmlyB.wronglyC.simplyD.easily

2.A.handsB.armsC.bodiesD.homes

3.A.frequentlyB.gladlyC.occasionallyD.unwillingly

4.A.trueB.goodC.attractiveD.imaginary

5.A.foodB.careC.helpD.time

6.A.developedB.changedC.formedD.disappeared

7.A.happyB.ordinaryC.standardD.average

8.A.GraduallyB.FinallyC.ActuallyD.Personally

9.A.commonB.trueC.valuableD.reliable

10.A.worseB.fasterC.betterD.more

11.A.putB.tookC.passedD.turned

12.A.dutyB.admirationC.necessityD.courage

13.A.usefulB.comfortableC.worriedD.important

14.A.wiseB.independentC.positiveD.dependent

15.A.injuredB.protectedC.consideredD.involved

第二节语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入

一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号

为16-25的相应位置上。

Therewasayoungflowerinthedesert.Itwasgrowingby16,enjoyingevery

dayandsayingtothesun,“WhenshallIbegrown-up?"Andthesunwouldsay,“Be

17(patience).EachtimeItouchyou,yougrowalittle.,?Shewassopleased,because

shewouldhaveachance18(bring)beautytothiscornerofthesand.Andthis

was19shewantedtodo—bringalittlebitofbeautytothisworld.

Onedayahuntercamebyandstepped20her.Shewasgoingtodieandshe

feltsosad,notbecauseshewasdying21becauseshewouldnotbringalittlebit

ofbeautytothiscornerofthedesert22allwasdryandsadlooking.

Thegreatspirit23her,andwaslistening.Indeed,hesaidsheshouldbe

livingandthenhereached24andtouchedher.Hegaveherlife!

Andshegrewuptobe25beautifulflowerandthiscornerofthedesertbecameso

beautifulbecauseofher.

n.阅读(共两节，满分50分)

第一节阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项并在答题卡上

将该项涂黑。

A

ChristmasisthemostimportantholidayinAmericancultureandSantaClaushas

becomeanimportanticonforChristmas.

TheysaythatSantaClaususuallylivesintheNorthPoleinhisworkshop.

ChildrenfromallovertheworldwritetohimtotellhimwhattheywantfbrChristmas.

OnChristmasEve,hetravelstheworldonhissleightovisitlittleboysandgirlsofthe

world.Hecomesdownthechimneyandfillstheirstockingswithtreatsandleaves

thempresentsunderthetree.

IrememberbelievinginSantawhenIwasaveryyounggirl.However,asIgrew

older,Ilearnedmanyfactsthat“proved“hisexistenceasfalse.Keenonthescientific

methodofexperimentation,Iwasdeterminedtousetestsandobservationsto

determinewhetherSantaClauswasreal.

ThefirstyearoftestshappenedwhenIwas5.IdecidedthatifIstayedupall

nightonChristmasEve,IcouldseeifSantareallydidcomedownthechimney.

However,thatwasafutileattempt.Ifellasleepthatyear,andwhenIwokeupIsawa

beautifulpresentunderthetree.

Thenextyear,IwasabletotestiflocationwasanissuewithSanta'sdeliveries.

Thatyear,myfamilyspentChristmaswithanotherfamily.Atthetime,Idecidedthat

ifSantawasall-knowing,hewouldknowIwasn'thome.Sureenough,therewasa

prettypinkpackagewaitingformethenextmorning.

Atage7,IcameupwithmyultimatetesttoseeifSantawasreal.Thatyear,I

didn'tsendoutmyChristmaslettertoSanta.OnChristmasEve,mymotherdragged

metoourlocalWal-Martandledmearoundthetoysection.Irefusedtosayaword,

butdidletmyeyelingeronaballetset.Ifiguredthat“Santa“wouldn'tknowwhatto

getmebecauseheshouldn'tbeabletoreadmymind.However,motherwouldknow

everythingthatcaughtmyeyeinthestore.IfIgottheballetsetthenextmorning,I

wouldhavemyevidence.Christmasmorning,therewastheballetset,sittingunder

thetree.Bythispoint,IalreadydecidedthatSantawasn'treal.

Now,Icanlookbackonallofmyfunnybehaviorwithpleasure.Santawasabig

partofmychildhood,andinthefuture,Iwantittobeapartofmychild'saswell.

26.Paragraph2ismainlyabout.

A.alegendaboutSantaClausB.thebeginningofChristmas

C.thecelebrationofChristmasD.giftsfromSantaClaus

27.TheunderlinedwordinParagraph4isclosestinmeaningto.

A.successfulB.fruitlessC.productiveD.useful

28.HowmanyattemptsdidtheauthormaketoseewhetherSantawasreal?

A.2B.3C.4D.5

29.Whentheauthorwasseven,herefusedtosayanythingaboutChristmasgift

because.

A.hedidn'twantanythingforChristmasbecauseofgrowingup

B.Hermothercouldreadhermindandbuywhathewanted

C.hewantedtofindtheevidencetoprovehisguess

D.SantaClauswouldknowwhattosendhim

30.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Weshouldn'tbelieveinSantaClausanymoresincehewasnotreal.

B.Christmasisthemostimportantfestivalaroundtheworld.

C.ChildrencangetanygifttheywantfromSantaClaus.

D.ThestoryaboutSantaClausshouldbepasseddown.

B

GeorgeGershwin,bornin1998,wasoneofAmerica'sgreatestcomposers.He

publishedhisfirstsongwhenhewaseighteenyearsold.Duringthenexttwentyyears

hewrotemorethanfivehundredsongs.

ManyofGershwin'ssongswerefirstwrittenformusicalplaysperformedin

theatresinNewYorkCity.Theseplayswereapopularformofentertainmentinthe

1920sand1930s.Manyofhissongshaveremainedpopularasever.Overtheyears

theyhavebeensungandplayedineverypossibleway—fromjazztocountry.

Inthe1920stherewasadebateintheUnitedStatesaboutjazzmusic.Couldjazz,

somepeopleasked,beconsideredseriousmusic?In1924jazzmusicianandorchestra

leaderPaulWhitemandecidedtoorganizeaspecialconcerttoshowthatjazzwas

seriousmusic.Gershwinagreedtocomposesomethingfortheconcertbeforehe

realizedhehadjustafewweekstodoit.Andinthatshorttime,hecomposedapiece

forpianoandorchestrawhichhecalledRhapsodyinBlue.Gershwinhimselfplayed

thepianoattheconcert.Theaudiencewerethrilledwhentheyheardhismusic.It

madehimworld-famousandshowedthatjazzmusiccouldbebothseriousand

popular.

In1928,GershwinwenttoParis.Heappliedtostudycomposition（作曲）withthe

well-knownmusicianNadiaBoulanger,butsherejectedhim.Shewasafraidthat

classicalstudywouldruinhisjazz-influencedstyle.Whilethere,GershwinwroteAn

AmericaninParis.Whenitwasfirstperformed,critics（评论家）weredividedoverthe

music.Somecalledithappyandfulloflife,toothersitwassillyandboring.Butit

quicklybecamepopularinEuropeandtheUnitedStates.Itstillremainsoneofhis

mostfamousworks.

GeorgeGershwindiedin1937,justdaysafterdoctorslearnedhehadbrain

cancer.Hewasonlythirty-nineyearsold.Newspapersallovertheworldreportedhis

deathontheirfrontpages.Peoplemournedthelossofthemanandallthemusiche

mighthavestillwritten.

31.ManyofGershwin9smusicalworkswere.

A.writtenaboutNewYorkersB.composedforPaulWhiteman

C.playedmainlyinthecountrysideD.performedinvariousways

32.WhatdoweknowabouttheconcertorganizedbyWhiteman?

A.Itattractedmorepeopletotheatres.

B.Itprovedjazzcouldbeseriousmusic.

C.ItmadeGershwinleaderoftheorchestra.

D.Itcausedadebateamongjazzmusicians.

33.WhatdidGershwindoduringhisstayinParis?

A.Hecreatedoneofhisbestworks

B.HestudiedwithNadiaBoulanger

C.HearguedwithFrenchcritics

D.Hechangedhismusicstyle

34.Whatdowelearnfromthelastparagraph?

A.ManyofGershwin'sworkswerelost

B.ThedeathofGershwinwaswidelyreported

C.AconcertwasheldinmemoryofGershwin

D.BraincancerresearchstartedafterGershwin'sdeath.

35.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesGershwin?

A.TalentedandproductiveB.Seriousandboring

C.popularandunhappyD.Friendlyandhonest

C

Nooneknowsforsurewhenadvertisingfirststarted.Itispossiblethatitgrew

outofthediscoverythatsomepeopledidcertainkindsofworkbetterthanothersdid

them.Thatledtotheconceptofspecialization,whichmeansthatpeoplewould

specialize,orfocus,ondoingonespecificjob.

Lefstakeamanwe'llcallMr.Fielder,forexample.Hedideverything

connectedwithfarming.Heplantedseeds,tendedthefields,andharvestedandsold

hiscrops.Atthesametime,hedidmanyotherjobsonthefarm.However,hedidn't

makethebricksfbrhishouse,cuthistreesintoboards,maketheplows,oranyofthe

otherhundredsofthingsafarmneeds.Instead,hegotthemfrompeoplewho

specializedindoingeachofthosethings.

SupposetherewasanothermanweshallcallMr.Plowright.Usingwhatheknew

aboutfarmingandworkingwithiron,Mr.Plowrightinventedaplowthatmade

farmingeasier.Mr.Plowrightdidnotreallylikefarminghimselfandwantedto

specializeinmakingreallygoodplows.Perhaps,hethought,otherfarmerswilltrade

whattheygrowfbroneofmyplows.

HowdidMr.Plowrightletpeopleknowwhathewasdoing?Why,headvertised,

ofcourse.Firstheopenedashopandthenheputupasignoutsidetheshoptoattract

customers.Thatsignmayhavebeennomorethanaplowcarvedintoapieceofwood

andasimplearrowpointingtotheshopdoor.Itwasprobablyalltheinformation

peopleneededtofindMr.Plowrightandhisreallygoodplows.

Manyhistoriansbelievethatthefirstoutdoorsignswereusedaboutfive

thousandyearsago.Evenbeforemostpeoplecouldread,theyunderstoodsuchsigns.

Shopkeeperswouldcarveintostone,clay,orwoodsymbolsfortheproductstheyhad

forsale.

Amedium,inadvertisingtalk,isthewayyoucommunicateyourmessage.You

mightsaythatthefirstmediumusedinadvertisingwassignswithsymbols.The

secondmediumwasaudio,orsound,althoughthattermisnotusedexactlyintheway

weuseittoday.Originally,justthehumanvoiceandmaybesomekindofsimple

instrument,suchasabell,wereusedtogetpeople'sattention.

Acrier,inthehistoricalsense,isnotsomeonewhoweepseasily.Itissomeone,

probablyaman,withavoiceloudenoughtobeheardovertheothernoisesofacity.

InancientEgypt,shopkeepersmighthiresuchapersontospreadthenewsabouttheir

products.Oftenthisearliestformofadvertisinginvolvedanewlyarrivedshiploaded

withgoods.Perhapsthecrierdescribedthegoods,explainedwheretheycamefrom,

andpraisedtheirquality.Hisjobwas,inotherwords,nottoodifTerentfromaTVor

radiocommercialintoday'sworld.

36.Whatprobablyledtothestartofadvertising?

A.Thediscoveryofiron.B.Thespecializationoflabor.

C.Theappearanceofnewjobs.D.Thedevelopmentoffarmingtechniques.

37.Toadvertisehisplows,Mr.Plowright.

A.praisedhisplowsinpublic

B.placedasignoutsidetheshop

C.hunganarrowpointingtotheshop

D.showedhisproductstothecustomers

38.ThewritermakesupthetwostoriesofMr.FielderandMr.Plowrightinorderto

A.explaintheoriginofadvertising

B.predictthefutureofadvertising

C.exposeproblemsinadvertising

D.providesuggestionsfbradvertising

39.InancientEgypt,acrierwasprobablysomeonewho.

A.ownedashipB.hadtheloudestvoice

C.ranashopsellinggoodstofarmersD.functionedliketoday'sTVorradio

commercial

4O.Thelasttwoparagraphsaremainlyabout.

A.thehistoryofadvertisingB.thebenefitsofadvertising

C.theearlyformsofadvertisingD.thebasicdesignofadvertising

D

Golden-wingedwarblersapparentlyknewinadvancethatastormthat

wouldcause84confirmedtornadoesandkillatleast35peoplelastspringwascoming,

accordingtoareportintheCellPressjournalCuirentBiologyonDecember18.The

birdsleftthescenewellbeforedevastatingstormsblewin.Thediscoverywasmade

quitebyaccidentwhileresearchersweretestingwhetherthewarblers,whichweigh

“lessthantwonickels/9couldcarrygeolocators（地理跟踪器）ontheirbacks.Itturns

outtheycan,andmuchmore.

Withabigstormhappeningsoon,thebirdstookofffromtheirbreedingground

intheCumberlandMountainsofeasternTennessee,wheretheyhadonlyjustarrived,

foranunplannedmigratoryevent.Alltold,thewarblerstravelled1,500kilometersin

5daystoavoidthehistorictornado-producingstorms.

“Themostcuriousfindingisthatthebirdsleftlongbeforethestormarrived,

saysHenryStrebyoftheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley."Atthesametime

meteorologistsonTheWeatherChannelweretellingusthisstormwasheadedinour

direction.Thebirdswereapparentlyalreadypackingtheirbagsandevacuatingthe

area.^^

Thebirdsfledfromtheirbreedingterritoriesmorethan24hoursbeforethe

arrivalofthestorm,Strebyandhiscolleaguesreport.Theresearcherssuspectthatthe

birdsdiditbylisteningtoinfrasoundassociatedwiththesevereweather,atalevel

wellbelowtherangeofhumanhearing.

Scientistshaveknownfordecadesthattornadicstormsmakeverystrong

infrasoundthatcantravelthousandsofkilometersfromthestorm「Strebyexplains.

Whilethebirdsmightpickuponsomeotherclues,headds,theinfrasoundfrom

severestormstravelsatexactlythesamefrequencythebirdsaremostsensitiveto

hearing.

Inthecomingyear,Streby9steamwilldeployhundredsofgeolocatorsonthe

golden-wingedwarblersandrelatedspeciesacrosstheirentirebreedingrangetofind

outwheretheyspendthewinterandhowtheygetthereandback.

41.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Warblerscansensestrongstormsandfledinadvance.

B.Geolocatorscanhelpscientistspredictthecomingstorm.

C.climatechangebringsaboutsevereweather.

D.TornadoesoftenproduceseverestoiTns.

42.Thebirdscanknowthestormbeforehandbecause.

A.theyhavetheabilitytopredicttheweather.

B.theycarrygeolocatorsontheirbacks.

C.TheweatherChanneltoldthemthedirectionofthestorm.

D.theycanpickuptheinfrasoundconnectedwiththeseverestorms

43.Inwhichsectionofawebsitecanweprobablyreadthispassage?

A.CultureB.DiscoveryC.HealthD.Tourism

44.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordinthethirdparagraphmean?

A.flytoB.arriveatC.escapefromD.cometo

45.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.Thebirdsarelesssensitivetohearingthanhumanbeings.

B.Thebirdswillalwaysfollowtheirannualmigratorytime.

C.Humancanalsoheartheinfrasoundfromseverestorms.

D.Thescientistswillputmanygeolocatorsonthebirds.

第二节信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题

号的相应选项字母涂黑。首先，请阅读下列应用文：

Abriefintroductiontosomedictionaries:

A.FranklinSCD-1870DictionaryTheelectronicdictionaryisprogrammedwith

over200,000words.ItusesClariSpeechtechnologytoactuallyspeakwordsand

phrases,makingiteasytopronouncenewvocabulary.

B.FranklinMerriamWebsterBES-1850DictionaryThishandytranslator

providesyouwith5,000,000totaltranslationstoandfromSpanishandEnglish!This

dictionaryisspeciallydesignedforalllevelsoflanguageskillfrombeginnerto

advanced.

C.EctacoV6Dictionary/TranslatorThisspecialmodelfeaturesthelargestand

mostcompleteRussian-Englishdictionary.AdvancedEnglishspeech,accent

correctionfunction（口音校正功能），andspecializedtermsdatabasewillhelpyou

communicate.Businessorganiserwillallowyoutostayintouchwiththeworld

throughallkindsofadvancedfeatures.

D.SeikoWP1500RogetsIIThesaurusDictionaryItisthenearestwordfinder.

Itisalsogreatforcrosswordpuzzles.Itwillshowyouthetime,dayanddateoflocal

timezoneandthesameforover100citiesthroughouttheworldbysimplyentering

thefirstletterofthenameofthecity.

E.EctacoKD-800Dictionary/TranslatorThisadvancedtalkinghandheld

translatorfeaturesthefollowingdictionaries:thegeneralEnglish-Koreandictionary

for215,905entries;popularKorean-Englishdictionaryfor183,279entries,andthe

dictionaryofChinesetraditionalcharactersfor7,744entries.

F.TheLingoTraveler16ItisagreatvalueaswellasanInternationaltranslator.

Drawonover96,000wordsand8,000usefulphrases.Equippedwithapowerful

databank,theLingoTraveler16allowsyoutostoreallofyourappointments,

telephonenumbers,andaddresses.

请阅读以下有关学生的信息，然后为他们选择要购买的电子词典：

46.Fosterisastudentinauniversitynow.Heoftentravelsaroundtheworldand

helikesmakingallkindsoffriends.Butsometimeshecan'trememberhisfriends9

telephonenumberssoheisalwaysworriedaboutthis.

47.BelleisanAmericangirlwhostudiesinaforeignlanguageschool.Belle's

nativelanguageisEnglishbuthermajorisSpanish.Yesterdaysheaskedhermother

tobuyheranelectronicdictionarytoimproveherSpanish.

48.Dickeyisamiddleschoolstudentwhoisfunnyandhumorous.Inhisspare

timehelikestoplaycrosswordpuzzlegames.Helikestravelingaroundtheworld

verymuch,butheoftenmakesmistakesaboutthetimeinanothercountry.

49.Katte,aclevergirl,comesfromtheUnitedStates.ShelovesChineseculture

verymuch.SheisalsoagirlwholovesKoreanmoviesinhersparetimeasmany

Chinesegirls.ShesayssheisnotsureaboutsomeoftheKoreanwordsandphrases.

50.Charlesisauniversitystudent.NotonlycanhespeakEnglish,butalsohe

canspeakRussian.Butsometimespeoplecan'tunderstandhimbecauseheoften

speakswithstrongaccent.Hewishesatranslatorcouldhelphimalot.

HI.写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节基础写作（共1小题，满分15分）

【写作内容】

根据最近的一项调查，越来越多的中国人开始追求幸福感，但是人们对幸福

感有不同的意见。主要内容如下：

有人认为幸福不再只是丰衣足食而更多地取决于人们事

业的成功和获得的友谊；

有人认为健康是幸福感的关键，是一切的基础；

你的观点...

【写作要求】

1.只能使用5个句子表达全部内容；

2.作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

【评分标准】

句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。

第二节读写任务（共1小题，满分25分）

阅读下面短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

WhenIwasalittlegirl,Ialwayswantedtogotocollege.NowIamafreshmanofa

keyuniversity.Ihaveaskedmyselfthesamequestionsomanytimes：WhydoIgoto

college?Youmaysay:yougotocollegejustbecauseyouwanttohaveagoodjob

aftergraduation.Well,whyIcometocollegeisnotfbronesinglereason,butfbr

many.

Inhighschool,Iwasalwaysfeelingnotenoughtogetknowledgefromthetextbooks

andIdidn'thaveenoughtimetotraveltoseetheoutsideworld.Butinthecollege,I

haveabundanttimetoreadthebooksI'minterestedinandtraveltodifferentplacesto

broadenmyhorizon.Ineedtofurthermyeducationandknowmoreabouttheoutside

world.Andacollegeissuchanidealplacetomakenewfriendswhocomefrom

differentplacesandIcanlearnaboutthedifferentcultures.AsIamatypically

southerner,IfindtherearemanydifferencesbetweennorthandsouthafterIcometo

college,suchasthewaytheytalk,andthefoodtheyeat.AndIdon'twanttobea

personwithatunnelvision;Iwanttomakemorefriendsduringthefouryears.

StayingintheuniversitycangivemeenoughtimetoprepareforthetimewhenIstep

intothesociety,Icandosomepart-timejobsandgetmyselfready.Withtheworking

experienceanddegree,Icanfindanidealjob.IknowitisgoingtobeharderwhenI

graduatefromcollege,butI'mnotafraid.I'llsparenoeffortstomakemydream

cometrue.

Ireallyenjoythelifeincollege.AndIwilllearnexperienceandchallenge

myselfinthefouryearsandbeabetterman.

【写作内容】

1.以约30词概括上文的主要内容。

2.以约120个词发表你对上大学的看法，内容包括：

(1)你是否渴望考大学，为什么？

(2)如果考上了大学，你将会做些什么？

(3)为此，你建议现在应该如何备考大学？

【写作要求】

L作文中可以使用亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但

不得直接引用原文中的句子。

2.作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

【评分标准】

概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，语篇连贯。

参考答案

I.语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节：完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

1-5BACDB6-10BDCAC11-15BAADD

第二节：语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）

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