2021武汉武昌区高三下学期5月质量检测英语试题含答案

武昌区2021届高三年级5月质量检测

英语

本试卷共150分，考试用时120分钟。

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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小题，每段对话仅读一遍。

1. When will the man be free?

A. On Tuesday afternoon. B. On Wednesday morning. C. On Wednesday afternoon.

2. What are the speakers?

A. Newspaper reporters. B. Students. C. Teacher and student.

3. What is the man's opinion about high-speed rail?

A. Comfortable but expensive.

B. Convenient and relaxing.

C. Fast but not enjoyable.

4. Why doesn‘t the woman try the fried food?

A. She doesn't like the taste at all.

B. She is careful about her weight.

C. She thinks it doesn't have vitamins,

5. Where did Paul plan to go on his way home?

A. To the shop. B. To the bank. C. To the office.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或读白，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一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至8趣.

6. Where can the man get money?

A. From Dunnes Stores.

B. From the Bank of Ireland.

C. From the Allied Irish Hank.

7. How far is the bank?

A. Only 100 meters away.

B. Less than a block away.

C. About five minutes1 walk.

8, What will the woman do at the end of the conversation?

A. Draw a map for hint.

B. Help the man ger the money.

C. Show him the way to the bank.

听第7段材料，回答第9至11整.

9. When? does the conversation take place?

A. In the classroom. B. In the library. C. In the campground.

10. Why has the woman come to talk to the man?

A. To discuss his plan of trip to Beijing.

B. To  see what progress he's made on his paper.

C. To bring him a message from Professor Grant.

11. What seems to be the man's problem?

A. He can'1 find a quiet place to study.

B. He can't narrow down his research topic.

C. He had a serious problem about his sleep.

听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12. What is the man?

A. A driver. B. A policeman. C. A witness.

13. Whose car knocked into Mrs. Norris' car?

A. Mr. William Jefferson's.

B. Mr. William R Crauston's.

C. Mrs. William R. Crauston's.

14. Where did the woman put the car?

A. At Fulton's Garage. B. At Norris's Garage.     C. At Caldo's Garage.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15. Who is the man most likely to be?

A. A high official. B. A farmer. C. A spokesman for UN.

16. How many animal diseases are mentioned in the conversation?

A. One. B. Two. C. Three.

17. What happened in South Africa?

A. A large number of sheep were killed.

B. 30 people were killed in an accident.

C. The foot-and-mouth disease broke out.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. What is the cause of playground injuries?

A. The playgrounds are overcrowded.

B. The playgrounds are in poor condition.

C. Children are passionate about dangerous games.

19. What should parents do to prevent playground injuries?

A. Keep a watchful eye on their children.

B. Stopping their children from climbing ladders.

C. Teach their children how to use the equipment.

20. What does the speaker say about young children?

A. They can be creative when they feel secure.

B. They may panic in front of some playground equipment.

C. They should be aware of the potential risks in the playground.

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。

A

The UK is home to some of the best museums in the world, from awe-inspiring natural history collections, to fun and interactive exhibitions. Here's a round-up of must-visit museums that will keep everyone happy.

Beamish

This living, working museum shows what life was like in North-east England in the 1820s, early 1900s and 1940s. The buildings give a true sense of history. Museum workers are dressed up in period costume, so you'll really feel like you've stepped back in time. You can even buy bread from the 1900s bakery, have a drink in the traditional pub or treat yourself in the old-fashioned sweet shop.

National Justice Museum

The National Justice Museum covers the past and present of law and justice in the UK. During your visit, you'll encounter various historical characters, watch a recreation of a famous court trial, learn about prison reform, and — if you're brave enough—join one of the chilling ghost tours.

Natural History Museum

This iconic London museum has drawn huge crowds for more than 130 years. Inside the famous red-brick building, you'll discover hundreds of fascinating exhibits, including dinosaur skeletons and fossils, a mind-blowing blue whale skeleton, and the Darwin Centre, where you can see hundreds of specimens and hear talks from scientists-and it's free to get in.

The Mary Rose Museum

You'll find The Mary Rose Museum at the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, where instead of simply learning the story of Henry VIII's famous ship, which sank in 1545, you'll stand just feet from it. The Mary Rose was raised from the depths of the Solent in 1982 and has been painstakingly conserved for future generations. The huge floor-to-ceiling windows and air-locked viewing balcony give you the chance to see a 16th century warship like never before.

21. Where does a law student prefer to go?

A. Beamish B. National Justice Museum

C. Natural History Museum D. The Mary Rose Museum

22. What may people enjoy in Beamish?

A. Entering an old warship.

B. Exploring Darwin Centre.

C. Travelling back to the 1900s.

D. Watching a famous court trial.

23. From which is the text probably taken?

A. A travel brochure. B. A local newspaper.

C. An official report. D. A popular website.

B

Sally had just jumped in the shower when she heard her mother, Tammy. banging on the door. Sally's 12-day-old daughter was choking. She was usually quick to cry. Now she didn't make a sound. "I'd been told to raise their arms when babies arc choking, so 1 tried that, but she was hesitating to breathe," She needed to get to the hospital fast.

The three had barely made it out of their neighborhood when the flashing lights of a police cruiser（巡逻车）appeared behind them. Deputy Jack figured that the speeding driver was either too distracted to notice him or just unconcerned. Jack soon found out it was a frightening combination of the two.

Immediately, a panicked Tammy jumped out of the car, exclaiming that her granddaughter had stopped breathing. Desperate for help, Sally handed the baby to Jack. Ryleigh's heart was barely beating. It was seven minutes out. and the hospital was even further away. That was seven minutes Ryleigh didn't have, for her lips already a shade of blue.

The fact that Jack was there was a miracle（奇迹）.Good luck for the baby, he had recently completed a CPR class. "Although I was shocked, my training kicked in." said Jack. The deputy gave Ryleigh to Sally to hold, his hands busy as he checked for a pulse. Then he began tapping and kneading（揉搓）Ryleigh’s chest. Thanks to the CPR class, he used one linger to clear her airway. That was the magic touch. 20 seconds later, Ryleigh began to fuss. Then came a whimper. “If she’s crying like that, she's breathing." said Jack in his trembling voice. "The whole time I was thinking, do not let this baby die in front of her mother and grandmother,” he later told Inside Edition. "Just don't."

24. What caught Deputy Jack's attention at the very beginning?

A. A crying baby.

B. An unusual car.

C. A speeding driver.

D. A frightened mother.

25. Sally handed the baby to Jack because.

A. she knew Jack could save the baby

B. she needed help desperately

C. she had to help its mother

D. the baby was crying

26. Which step was the most crucial when Jack was saving the choking baby?

A. Tapping its chest.

B. Kneading its back.

C. Clearing its airway.

D. Checking for its pulse.

27. What is the passage mainly about?

A. A CPR miracle.

B. A lifesaving traffic stop.

C. A lovely and lucky baby.

D. A mother's unforgettable experience.

C

About a billion birds die from flying into buildings each year in North America. Suspicions have been that birds may regard the open areas behind glass as safe passageways. Or they may mistake the reflected trees for the real thing.

Researchers would like to reduce collisions, which requires a solid understanding about what makes a bird more or less likely to die by crashing into a building in the first place.

“There was relatively little known at a broad scale. Previous studies were at one small study site.'' Jared Elmore, a graduate student in natural resource ecology and management at Oklahoma State University. So he and his colleagues used a previously created data set of building collisions for birds at 40 sites throughout Mexico, Canada and the U.S.

The first finding was obvious: bigger buildings with more glass kill more birds. But the details were more remarkable. "We found that life history predicted collisions. Migrants（候鸟）， insect-eaters and woodland-inhabiting species collided more than their counterparts（同类）

Most migratory species travel at night, when lights near buildings can distract or disorient（使迷失方向）them. And Elmore thinks that insect-eating birds might be attracted to buildings because their insect prey（猎物）is attracted to the lights. He suspects that woodland species get tooled by the reflections of trees and bushes in the windows. The results arc in the journal Conservation Biology.

By understanding which birds are more likely to collide with buildings, researchers can perhaps determine the best way to adapt buildings, or their lighting, to help prevent such accidents. And by knowing risks, along with migration timing and behavior, building managers can better predict when birds are at their greatest danger — and improve lighting strategics accordingly.

Elmore's next project will use radar to help predict bird migrations. " I think that would maybe go a long way in terms of providing information to people, to the public, to building managers, on when they can get the most benefit in terms of lights-out policies."

28. What is the possible reason for birds' crashing into buildings?

A. They didn't see the buildings.

B. They took reflections for reality.

C. They assumed the windows to be open.

D. They considered buildings as safe routes.

29. What is Jared Elmore's study different from the previous ones?

A. It created a new data set

B. it went beyond national borders.

C. it covered a wider range of sites.

D. Il studied some specific bird species.

30. What was the most noticeable finding of Jared Elmore's study?

A. Migratory species travel at night.

B. Birds tend to be misled by glasses.

C. Bigger buildings cause more collisions.

D. Birds, living habits give rise to collisions.

31. Which of the following can help reduce bird collision?

A. Adjust the lightening system.

B. Attach radars to each building.

C. Adopt strict lights-out policies.

D. Ban using glasses on buildings.

D

Facebook is to allow users to clean up their profiles by hiding posts and photographs dating from when they were teenagers or at university in fears it could hinder their future job prospects. It said it had added the feature because "we know things change in people's lives" and that it wished to make it easier for people to "accurately reflect” who they were in the present. It said the public would be able to use the "Manage Activity" tool to search their posts by year or person, and delete or save those posts in bulk(批量).

If users save posts, they will not just be hidden from timelines, as they are with the current "Hide" feature, but from across Facebook as a whole, regardless of where it was posted or who was tagged in it. Such tools could prove useful to those looking to clean up their social media presence ahead of job interviews by making it impossible to find old posts of parties, nights out or fancy dress that could show them in a negative light.

However, the move may cause some concern that Facebook is allowing people to whitewash their history, making it more difficult for people to search through posts for evidence of damaging comments.

Over the past few years, it has become relatively easy to search through old posts, with the company in 2015 introducing a new indexing tool, by which users could search for terms such as “posts about drunk'' and bring up lists of someone's historic posts. This has led to revelations over a number of high-profile figures, who have faced criticism over comments they had made on Facebook in the past.

In November, Conservative election candidate Antony Calvert stepped down from campaigning in Wakefield after historic Facebook posts emerged from 2010 and 2011 in which he made racist and sexist remarks. Mr. Calvert, who had once referred to the capital as "Londonistan", said the entries were more than 10 years old, were not meant to be taken seriously and did not represent his views.

32. What docs Facebook allow people to do?

A. Hide negative files. B. Whitewash their work.

C. Delete new features, D. Search historic posts.

33. What's the purpose of Facebook's move?

A. To spread a new indexing tool. B. To ensure a bright future.

C. To respect high-profile figures. D. To focus on present conduct.

34. What does the underlined “hinder” in paragraph 1 mean?

A. Raise. B. Adjust. C. Destroy. D. Interrupt.

35. What's the author's attitude towards the move of Facebook?

A. Uncertain.         B. Understandable.            C. Doubtful. D. Objective.

第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分123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。

Food waste in America

Just how much food do Americans waste? Here are some numbers: The United States is the global leader in food waste, with Americans throwing away nearly 40 million tons of food every year. That is equal to more than $161 billion. But the truth is that 37 million people across America — including 11 million children, are suffering from food shortage. 36     

More than 80 percent of Americans give up perfectly good food simply because they misunderstand expiration（到期）labels. Labels like "sell by”, "use by”, or "best by” are confusing to people. 37    In reality, a majority of food thrown away is perfectly safe to eat — about 90 percent of tossed food can still be consumed, according to The Economics Review at New York University.

38    And this contributes to a general culture of not valuing it the way other cultures around the globe do. Americans have never gone through food shortage crisis in its short history, thus a large number of people take food for granted.

To solve the problem of food waste in the United States, the government sets a goal to cut U.S. food waste by 50 percent by the year 2030. 39     In this way, the Americans will have a better understanding on the importance of reducing food loss and waste from an early age.

40    Waste can be avoided by improving product development, storage, shopping/ ordering, marketing, labeling, and cooking methods. If excess food is unavoidable, recover it to donate to hunger-relief organizations so that they can feed people in need. Food that cannot be consumed by man can be recycled into other products such as animal feed and clothing.

A. Why do Americans waste so much of their food?

B. Food in the United States is plentiful and less costly.

C. The plan aims to get help from public and private schools.

D. The government has to play a major role in reducing food waste.

E. It is reported that 8 million people get sick from eating the wrong food.

F. To avoid the potential of getting sick, they'll just send it to the garbage.

G. Still, the best way to cut back on food loss is to not create it in the first place.

第三部分：英语知识运用（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，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）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。

Su Min, a 56-ycar-old retiree, has never been happier. 41    fulfilling her family^ expectations of dutiful Chinese womanhood, Su is welcoming a new identity: fearless road-tripper and internet 42    . For six months, she has been on a drive across China alone, 43    her journey for more than 1.35 million followers online.

Su had rarely traveled before. But she had been 44 driving. Growing up in Tibet, she sometimes 45    the school bus home and had to walk. Each time a truck passed by, she imagined sitting behind the 46    safe and comfortable. But cars were rare, and having one seemed 47    .

Then, in late 2019, she 48   a video online of someone introducing their solo road trip. She remembered her childhood dream of driving — the 49    and comfort it had represented.

Over the following months, she searched and watched every video she could find about road trips and took 50 notes. Eventually, She bought a small car with her 51   and monthly pension（养老金）.

In her videos, she expressed her 52  in her newfound freedom. She could drive as fast as she wanted, 53     as abruptly as she liked.

When asked about her new 54        as a feminist（女性主义者）,she says, "It's overpraising! It took me many years to realize that I had to live for 55      first.”

第二节(共10题；每小题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。

In the eyes of Pablo, a maker of automata (机关木偶),wood not only comes alive, it also tells incredible stories and draws an appreciative audience. Interested in handcrafts as a boy, Pablo first 56    (accidental) encountered automata at an exhibition. 57  working as a designer after graduation, he kept exploring and advancing his skills in wood carving. Every time he asked 58    (he) if he was doing what he liked as a designer, he felt unhappy. Eventually, _ 59    (follow) his passion, he resigned and returned to Barcelona, opening his own workshop.

According to Pablo. 60    art form amazes him because it integrates various skills, from storytelling to mechanics, and the pieces are built with a sense of humor. A 61    (fascinate) thing about automata is that it delights people 62  all ages. Many of Pablo's creations are built with a dash of 63    (wise), a sprinkle of humor and are inspired by observations of real life. One of his works, titled Search For Self, 64    (show) a duck watching the play of a carefree duckling (小鸭子).It conveys the essence of people's lifelong search for meaning in their own lives, their innocent happiness as well as the doubt 65     comes with age.

第四部分：书面表达(共两节；满分40分) 笫一节(满分15分)

假定你是李华，你的美国第友Jack看到了外交部发布的湖北推介宣传片，很想了解你 们现在的生活，请你给他回信，内容包括：

1.感谢他的关注；2.介绍一年来城市的变化：3.邀请他适时来访.

 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（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,使之成为一篇完整的短文.

When I hear people showing off of a work as yet undone, and trying to anticipate the credit which belongs only to actual achievement,! call to mind that scene by the riverside and the wise caution of my uncle. Our uncle who lived with us was a quiet, good-natured man, much given to hunting and fishing; and it was one of the pleasures of our young life to accompany him on his trips to Great Hill, Brandy-brow Woods, the Pond, and, best of all, to the Country Brook. We were quite willing to work hard in the cornfield or the dry grass stack（垛）to finish the necessary day's labor in season for an afternoon wander through the woods and along the riverside.

I remember my first fishing outing as if it were but yesterday. I have been happy many times in my life, but never more intensely so than when 1 received that first fishing pole from my uncle's hand, and walked with him through the woods and grasslands. It was a still, sweet day of early summer; the long afternoon shadows of the trees lay cool across our path; the leaves seemed greener, the flowers brighter, the birds merrier, than ever before.

My uncle, who knew by long experience where the best spots of fish were, considerately placed me at the most favorable point. I threw out my line as I had so often seen others, and waited anxiously for a bile, moving the bait（诱饵）in rapid drags on the surface of the water to copy the leap of a frog. Nothing came of it. "Try again,"  said my uncle. Suddenly （he bait sank out of sight. "Now for it,"  thought I;  “here is a fish at last." I made a strong pull, and brought up a mess of weeds. Again and again 1 cast out my line with aching arms, and drew it back empty. I looked at my uncle appealingly. "Try once more,"  he said; "we fishermen must have patience."

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。