1、湖北省“决胜新高考名校交流“2021届高三英语下学期3月联考试题注意事项：1.本试题卷共8页，满分150分，考试时间120分钟。2.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号等填写在答题卡的相应位置。3.全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在本试题卷上无效。4.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B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。5.考试结束后，将本试题卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分 听力(共两节，满分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。第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)听下面5段
2、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。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.9.18. C.9. 15.答案是C。1. What is the man going to buy for Jarsmin?A. A Barbie. B. A typewriter. C. An old artwork.2. How much slid the man pay in the end?A. $300. B. $600. C. $9
3、00.3. What does the woman really mean?A. No competitors get injured.B. Some competitors are giving up.C. Competitors will go to the final despite difficulties.4. What does the woman want to give the man?A. A coat. B. A book. C. Some fruits.5. Which subject does the man want to change to?A. Chinese.
4、B. Painting. C. Business communication.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. Which car has got its back damaged?A. The white car. B. The black car. C. The red car.7. What will the speaker
5、s probably do next?A. Call the ambulance. B. Turn to the police. C. Take the injured to the hospital.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. Whats the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Colleagues. B. Aunt and nephew. C. Classmates.9. Whats the weather like in Sydney this time of year?A. Very cold. B. Very su
6、nny. C. Very cool.10. What will the man do in Sydney?A. Visit Mary. B. Stay with his aunt. C. Celebrate the New Year.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. What kind of plane ticket does the woman want?A. First class. B. Business class. C. Economy class.12. When does the woman plan to leave for Sydney?A.At7:15. B. At
7、 6:00. C. At 4:45.13. How will the woman pay for her tickets?A. By paying at once online.B. By paying at the check-in desk.C. By turning to a person to pay at once.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14. Whose birthday is it today?A. Tonys. B. Helens. C. Jacks.15. How does the man find this model plane?A. Terrible. B.
8、 Cheap. C. Wonderful.16. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. At Tonys house. B. In the old Street Market. C. In a bookstore.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. When did Hip-Hop start?A. In the 2000s. B. In the 1990s. C. In the 1970s.18. What was the problem of the youth in New York to make music?A.
9、 They couldnt afford expensive instruments.B. They were not always so popular.C. They were too busy to practice.19. What is special about the break dancing?A. It is easy to learn. B. It was like fighting at first. C. It is now a big business.20. What does the speaker mainly talk about?A. The birth o
10、f two pop cultures.B. The character of two pop cultures.C. The development of two pop cultures.第二部分 阅读理解(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，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ADifferent from a text-heavy novel, coffee table books offer large images and smaller sections of text, allowin
11、g us to easily dive in and explore.The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Masterpiece Paintings by Kathryn Calley GalitzIf youre unable to wander along the corridors of this world-famous museum yourself, dont panic: this book offers an impressive insight into some of the masterpieces housed here. Amazing i
12、mages will attract the casual reader, while insights from Galitz, curator(馆长)of the museum, into different pieces are set to engage art and history lovers alike.Destinations of a Lifetime: 225 of the Worlds Most Amazing Places by National GeographicWith large, striking photos, a mere glance through
13、this book will fuel the urge to travel. Besides a few of the hot places, there are plenty of destinations you may not have heard of. Alongside images of dramatic landscapes, accompanying text reveals highlights at each spot and handy tips on experiencing them like a local.Secret Gardeners by Victori
14、a SummerleyWhen thinking of some of Britains most famous names, their busy, jet-set lifestyles probably spring to mind. But, away from the public eye, these individuals are just like us, and love nothing more than spending hours in their gardens. The pages of this beautiful book share fantastic imag
15、es from the gardens of 25 well-known personalities.The Story of Food: An Illustrated History of Everything We Eat by DKThe origins and facts of different ingredients are included in this book, along with explorations into the development of cooking over the ages. The book is more text heavy, but don
16、t let that put you off: there are still plenty of beautiful photos and vivid illustrations throughout.21. Which of the following books includes opinions from an expert?A. Secret Gardeners. B. The Story of Food.C. Destinations of a Lifetime. D. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.22. What does Victoria wr
17、ite about?A. History of cooking. B. Tips on traveling cheaply.C. Lifestyles of personalities. D. Private gardens in Britain.23. What makes The Story of Food different?A. It contains bigger sections of words.B. It provides data people never heard of.C. It appeals to casual readers and specialists.D.
18、It shares fantastic images by well-known people.BFew people realize that it takes the army of volunteers for one young child to have a half-hour riding lesson. I volunteer at Valley Therapeutic Equestrian Association(VTEA)in Aldergrove. B. C., close to the Washington State border. It takes a few pai
19、d staff and an army of volunteers-approximately eighty-to take care of a dozen horses and help with eighty or more children during the week. There is a large barn to clean, and hay nets and water buckets to brush and fill. Specific feeds for each horse must he prepared twice daily The list is endles
20、s.To prepare a horse for a ride, someone has to bring it in from outside, at times sinking into inches of black, sticky mud (luring the winter months. Usually, two volunteers groom(刷洗梳毛)the horse and put on the special saddle. Then they lead the horse to where the lesson takes place. There, one volu
21、nteer leads the horse, and usually two walk alongside for safety, one on each side. Then the horse must be returned to the barn, unsaddled, cleaned and fed.Yet so many people willingly give their time-because the children need us. Ranging in age from two upwards, the children have varying degrees of
22、 mental disabilities. Some have severe physical handicaps(残疾). Riding strengthens their muscles and bones, enabling them to enjoy a more fruitful life.Throughout my past life as an accountant, business author and speaker, I volunteered on many levels and in many organizations. However, a terrible mo
23、tor-vehicle accident changed my life in a split second when my car was hit-as was my head-causing severe brain injury. It was hard to accept a new me and her often-frustrating limitations, until I discovered that I needed to do something that I have a passion for. Id loved horses from childhood, and
24、 working with them and with the children has helped turn my life around, making me warm from the inside out. The journey back has been painful but worthwhile. Now, fourteen years later, I am a different, more simplified person.24. What is the main idea of Paragraph 2?A. Horses for riding lessons are
25、 cared for carefully.B. Horse-riding lessons bring children many benefits.C. Volunteers have much to do for a horse-riding lesson.D. Disabled children are taught horse-riding in a different way.25. What does the author think of her voluntary work in VTEA?A. Risky and thrilling. B. Tiring but worthwh
26、ile.C. Funny and enjoyable. D. Demanding but fruitless.26. What can be inferred about the author from the last paragraph?A. The accident transformed her thoroughly.B. Volunteering has brought her a win-win result.C. Shes never recovered from the injury.D. She wasnt interested in voluntary work befor
27、e.27. What could be the best title for the passage?A. Helping Children in Need B. Surviving the Brain InjuryC. Volunteering: A Journey Back D. Horse-riding: Toughest LessonsCMen hunted. Women gathered. That has long been the common view of our prehistoric ancestors. But the discovery of a woman buri
28、ed 9 000 years ago in the Andes Mountains with weapons and hunting tools, and an analysis of other burial sites in the Americas challenges this widely accepted division of labor in hunter-gatherer society.Labor practices among recent hunter-gatherer societies are highly gendered, which might lead so
29、me to believe that sexist inequalities in things like pay or rank are somehow natural, said lead study author Randy Haas, an assistant professor of anthropology(人类学)at University of California, Davis, in a news release. But its now clear that sexual division of labor was fundamentally different-like
30、ly more equal and reasonable-in our species deep hunter-gatherer past.The burial site was discovered in 2018 (luring excavations(发掘)at a high-altitude site called Wilamaya Patjxa in what is now Peru. The woman, thought to be between 17 and 19 years old when she died, was buried with items that sugge
31、sted she hunted big-game animals.Although some scholars have suggested a role for women in ancient hunting, others have dismissed this idea even when hunting tools were uncovered in female burials. To examine whether this woman found at this site was an outlier, the researchers examined 429 skeleton
32、s(骷髅)at 107 burials sites in North and South America around 8 000 to 14 000 years ago. Of those, 27 individuals were buried with hunting tools-11 were female and 15 were male. The sample was sufficient to support the conclusion that female participation in early big-game hunting was likely not unusu
33、al.The findings add to doubts about man-the-hunter assumption that informed much thinking about early humans since the mid-20th century. They suggest hunting was very much a community-based activity, needing the participation of all able-bodied individuals to drive large animals, the paper said. The
34、 weapon of choice at that time had low accuracy, encouraging broad participation, and using it was a skill learned from childhood.28. What does the recent burial site at Andes Mountains show?A. The origin of sexual inequality. B. Hunting skills of ancient times.C. The social system of prehistoric hu
35、nters. D. Job division of hunter-gatherer society.29. Which of the following might Randy Haas agree with?A. Gender plays no part in recent hunter-gatherer society.B. Sexist inequality is a natural result of prehistoric society.C. Ancient division of labor might be fairer than wed thought.D. Public i
36、deas of womens role will be changed abruptly.30. What does the underlined word outlier in Paragraph 4 mean?A. Exception. B. Failure. C. Role model. D. Easy target.31. What might make prehistoric hunting a community-based activity?A. Lack of able-bodied individuals. B. Imperfection in hunting weapons
37、.C. Better accuracy of females in hunting. D. Need for large animals as food source.DSelective breeding, also known as artificial selection, is a process used by humans to develop new organisms with desirable traits(特点). It can be used to produce tastier fruits and vegetables, crops with greater res
38、istance to pests, and larger animals that can be used for meat.Perhaps the earliest example of selective breeding is the domestic dog. Scientists believe that the domestic clog evolved from the wild gray wolf, and through artificial selection, humans were able to create hundreds of different dog bre
39、eds. As people domesticated and bred dogs, they favored specific traits, like size or intelligence, for certain tasks, such as hunting, shepherding, or companionship. As a result, many dog breeds vastly differ in appearance, a unique phenomenon in the animal world, as different breeds of a single sp
40、ecies generally look like each other. The Chihuahua and the Dalmatian, for instance, are both dogs, yet they share few physical features.Selective breeding has also been practiced in agriculture for thousands of years. Almost every fruit and vegetable eaten today is a product of artificial selection
41、. By picking out wild cabbage plants with specific characteristics, farmers were able to create a variety of vegetables from a single source, each with differing flavors. Broccoli, for example, was developed from wild cabbage plants that hadnt enough flower development while kale came from Brassica
42、oleracea with larger leaves.Corn is an unusual product of selective breeding. Unlike rice, wheat, and cabbage, which have clear ancestors, there is no wild plant that looks like corn. The earliest records of corn indicate that the plant was developed in southern Mexico 6 000-10 000 years ago from a
43、grass called teosinte(墨西哥类蜀黍). Scientists believe that early Mexican farmers selected only the largest and tastiest seeds of teosinte for planting. This process allowed Mexicans to develop corn very quickly, as small changes in the plants genetic makeup had dramatic effects on the grains taste and s
44、ize.Without selective breeding, many of the plants and animals on earth today would not exist. However, every coin has two sides.32. What does the author intend to do in Paragraph 1?A. Introduce a new topic for discussion. B. Add some background information.C. Provide scientific data for readers. D.
45、 Explain a scientific study method.33. Chihuahua and Dalmatian are mentioned to show .A. selective breeding is very successfulB. selective breeding leads to biodiversityC. selective breeding brings difference in appearanceD. selective breeding might bring about new species34. What is special about c
46、orn as a product of selective breeding?A. It has genetic makeup opposite to teosinte.B. It is the earliest plant developed by Mexicans.C. It hasnt an ancestor in Mother Nature.D. It shares few physical similarities with its ancestors.35. What might be discussed in the paragraphs following the last o
47、ne?A. More examples of selective breeding.B. Disadvantages of selective breeding.C. Influence of selective breeding on species.D. Comparison between natural and selective breeding.第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Personal development doesnt just happen. 36 Self-devel
48、opment requires hard work, devotion and an ever-growing skills. So, what new skills do you need to power forward?On your journey toward your best self, you need to set goals. The key is balance: If your goals are too high, youll get discouraged when you fall short. 37 The better approach is to think
49、 in milestones. If you want to be a novelist, dont set a goal to finish a book in a week. Focus on getting a couple of pages done each day, or on writing a chapter each week. This measurable progress is more sustainable and fulfilling. 38 To keep going when times are tough, you have to learn how to
50、manage your stress levels. If light walks help you keep your head on straight, schedule one for your lunch period every day. If you need to take Sundays off to recharge for the next week, its more than acceptable to do so.Organization is a skill that comes more naturally to some people than others.
51、If youre a naturally messy person, start small. Otherwise, youll be at a loss. 39 Clean up your bedroom or your car. If physical cleaning is stressful, start by cutting out files from your computer. Believe it or not, one clean space can set the tone for the rest of your life.On the road of personal
52、 development, youll run into some barriers. Nobody but you can remove these from your path. 40 Perhaps anxiety is keeping you from doing your best work. Instead of struggling through it, quietly take a mental health day.A. Personal growth needs stress management.B. Focus on the places where you spen
53、d the most time.C. You cant expect to wake up the next day with new skills.D. Dont let personal challenges stand in the way of your growth.E. Thats why problem solving is a vital skill for self-development.F. You absolutely dont need to disclose why youre taking a sick day.G. Start too small, and yo
54、ull become satisfied with your progress too early.第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节 完形填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。My parents announced I was getting my own room. I was wild with 41 , because my sister was not great at sharing. 42 , my new bedroom was down in th
55、e partly unfinished basement(地下室), usually a 43 place for a five-year-old. Because of that, I 44 for a while-until I found my great-grandmothers bedroom next to mine. But even so, I was still 45 of sleeping in that big, old, terrible basement.My grandmother 46 completely and started letting me crawl
56、(爬)in bed with her. It 41 well for both of us for a while. But when my parents found out, they were 48 , saying if I continued to do that, I would never be able to make it alone.Of course, I screamed and cried but 49 . I was forced back. Struggling through several nights, I suddenly hit upon a( n) 5
57、0 . When I was sure my grandma was asleep, I got up and 51 as quietly as I could into her bedroom. It seemed like only minutes had passed when I was suddenly being shaken awake. Get back to your room before your parents get up, just to save us some 52 , she said softly. I ran back. My door was opene
58、d and then shut again. It 53 !After that the 54 repeated every night. Thanks to my grandma, I never had to sleep by myself, but I still had the 55 of my own room.41. A. anger B. curiosity C. joy D. courage42. A. Unfortunately B. Eventually C. Typically D. Simply43. A. mysterious B. perfect C. fright
59、ening D. fascinating44. A. hesitated B. doubted C. thought D. wandered45. A. capable B. guilty C. ashamed D. afraid46. A. approved B. understood C. rejected D. disagreed47. A. went on B. kept up C. came up D. moved on48. A. amazed B. sympathetic C. unhappy D. cautious49. A. on purpose B. at length C
60、. in turn D. without success50. A. complaint B. idea C. excuse D. concept51. A. slipped B. rushed C. jumped D. broke52. A. trouble B. time C. effort D. energy53. A. existed B. counted C. stopped D. worked54. A. routine B. dream C. story D. game55. A. choice B. honor C. benefit D. reason第二节(共10小题；每小题
61、1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Bioprinting is medically and bio-technologically similar to 3D printing. By using the same principles, the aim is to 56 (rapid)develop living structures similar to human-grown organs and tissue that can be used to treat people or test new drugs. Bioprin
62、ting may be a relatively new field but the results so far are 57 (encourage).Australian researchers have used neural cells in a custom-made bioink to create a desktop brain 58 allows doctors to test brain function, new drugs and study brain disorders. Meanwhile, medicine scientists in the US have cr
63、eated a bioprinter able 59 (construct)ear, muscle and hone structures with the right size, 60 (strong) as well as function for implantation(植入).One of the primary goals of bioprinting is to create functioning organs, for example, hearts. By printing compatible(兼容的)organs using a patients own cells,
64、the donor 6l (wait) list could become a thing of the past. To get 62 this point there have been some important breakthroughs in printing vascularized (血管化的)tissue in complex 3 D shapes.Organ printing can improve 63 health of society in general by wiping off the problem of diseases 64 (cause)by organ
65、 failure, costly treatments and social care. That promise may be years away from realization but rapid typing enabled by bioprinting at present 65 (push) medical advances forward at pace.第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)假定你是李华。你在国际学校就读的好友Tom想了解你校下周六将进行的劳动课。请你给他写一封电子邮件，内容如下：1.介绍劳动课的内容；2.邀请参加；3.提醒相关事项。注意：1
66、.写作词数应为80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 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。I love parties. I love planning for them, making the invitations, planning the games and decorating my own cake. The only thing that I dont like is deciding on the guest list. When I was in grade school my mom would tell m
67、e the maximum number of friends that I could invite and it was always a number too small for my list.I also liked all different kinds of people. I never quite fit into one of the many little groups at my school, so I just kind of floated around, accumulating friends from various backgrounds. There w
68、as an in crowd made up of the cool kids who had the power to rule the school-if a cool kid wore two different colored socks to school one day, everyone thought it was great. But if an uncool kid did the same thing, the other kids would turn away in disgust(厌恶). It made getting dressed in the morning
69、 a very scary thing.Shannon was one of my friends who seemed to unknowingly break the rules of uncoolness all the time. I dont know why she was targeted, but people found it acceptable to make fun of her. Shannon was a nice girl and wore pretty clothes, but was somewhat overweight and didnt talk muc
70、h. She was picked on a lot. Whenever there was an strange noise or smell in the classroom the kids would giggle(咯咯笑)and point at her. Shannon never said anything, but it made me feel sick inside. Shannon was innocent, I thought.One year, to celebrate my birthday, my mom told me I could have a party
71、at our house. I struggled for days deciding on which girls to invite. Once I had chosen all the names, I made the invitations and handed them out to my friends at school.Why did you invite her? asked one of my cool friends when it was discovered that I had invited Shannon. She pressured me to tell her not to come. There were other people I could add in her place who would be more acceptable.注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Paragraph 1:Unsure what to do, I was put in a difficult situation. Paragraph 2:Weeks later, Shannon suddenly called to thank me for inviting her to the party.