2021屆武漢市水果湖高級(jí)中學(xué)高三英語(yǔ)期中考試試題及答案解析

2021屆武漢市水果湖高級(jí)中學(xué)高三英語(yǔ)期中考試試題及答案解析第一部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)AFindYourChicagoArchitectureTourChicagoisknownaroundtheworldforitsarchitecture.Whetheryoutourdowntownoraneighborhood,ourguideswilltellyouthestoriesbehindthebuildings.Must-seeChicagoMust-seeChicagoisafast-paced,90-minutetourtoChicagofeaturing（以…為特色）someofitsmostfamousbuildings,includingtheWrigleyBuilding,TribuneTowerandmore!Getabriefoverviewofmorethanadozenbuildings—aswellasChicagolandmarkslikeMillenniumPark,theLoopandtheChicagoRiver.Duration:1.5hoursPrice:$26public,freeforCACmembersArchitectureHighlightsDiscovertheexcitingdiversity（多樣性）ofChicagoarchitecture,whichtracesthecity’sdevelopmentfromitsfoundingthroughpresentday.Wecoverabout30milesofChicagodesign,passingthroughtheLoopandtheGoldCoast,aswellasHydeParkandotherareasoftheSouthSide.We’llseetwouniversitycampusesandseveralparks.Duration:3.5hoursPrice:$55public,freeforCACmembersHistoricTreasuresofChicago’sGoldenAgeLearnaboutthegreatarchitecturallandmarksofMichiganAvenueandStateStreet,withviewsinsidebeautifulbuildingsfromthe1890ss1930s.Themostmemorablepartsincludetheamazinginteriors（內(nèi)部）ofthePalmerHouseHotelandtheChicagoCulturalCenter.Duration:2hoursPrice:$26public,freeforCACmembersElevatedArchitecture:Downtown“L”TrainExploreChicago’samazingarchitecturefromtheuniqueviewofelevatedtrainsandstationplatforms.Learnthehistorybehindthefamous“L”systemandhearhowithasshapedthedevelopmentofbuildingswithintheLoop.Thecity’sfirstelevatedtrainstartedmakingtripsin1892.NowconsideredoneofChicago’smostwonderfulfeatures,the“L”offersimpressiveviewsofdowntown.Duration:2hoursPrice:$26public,freeforCACmembersWhichtourcanyouchooseifyouwanttoseeMillenniumPark?A.Must-seeChicago.B.HistoricTreasuresofChicago’sGoldenAgeC.ArchitectureHighlights.D.ElevatedArchitecture：Downtown“L”Train.WhenvisitingArchitectureHighlights,acoupleshouldpay .A.$55 B.$110 C.$165 D.$220Whatcanyouseeonthethirdtour?A.TheChicagoRiver. B.TheGoldCoast.C.Theelevatedtrains. D.ThePalmerHouseHotel.BJonPedleyismakingabigchange.Heisgivinguphislifeasabusinessmanforalifeofhelpingothers.HeistradinghisbeautifulfarmhouseinEnglandforlifeinamudhutinUganda,EastAfrica.Pedleyadmitsthathehasnotalwaysledaverypositivelife.Attimeshedranktoomuchandgotintroublewiththelaw.“I’vealwaysputthepursuitofmoneyinfrontofeverythingelse.AslongasIwasallright,Ididn’tcarewhoIwashurting,”saysPedley.ButavisittoUgandain2007gavePedleyanewoutlookonlife.Hewasamazedatwhathesawandhowmuchthepeoplethereappreciatedtheworkhewasdoing.“Iworkedthereforafewdaysandthesepeoplewhohavenothingwerethankingmebygivingmebagsofpotatoes,whichareafortuneforthem,”hesaid.NowPedleyissellinghisbusiness,his$1.5millionfarmhouse,andhisexpensivecar—andmovingintoahutmadeofmudandboardsinasmallUgandanvillage.TherehewillhelprunanorganizationthathopestoimprovethequalityoflifeforpeopleinthevillageofKigazi.Hewillhelptobuildschoolroomsforchildrenandtankstoholdcleanwaterforvillagers.Today,peopleinKigazimustwalktwomilestoahospital,soPedleywillhelptobuilddoctors’offices,too.Pedley’sorganizationwillalsoworkwithEnglishteenagerswhoareintrouble.Theteenswillbesenttoa“camp”inUgandathatPedleywillrun.Theteenswillliveinmudhutsandhelptobuildwater,health,andeducationfacilitiesforkidsinKigazi,manyofwhomhavelosttheirparentstopovertyordisease.Pedleyhopestheteenswillseeasideoflifethatmighthelpthemturnaroundtheirownlivesandsetthemonanewandmorepositivepath.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesPedley’slifeinthepast?A.Negative. B.Colorful. C.Independent. D.Selfish.WhatwillPedleydointhesmallUgandanvillage?A.Dobusinesswiththelocalpeople. B.Helpfarmersincreasepotatooutput.C.Assistvillagerswithconstructionwork. D.IntroducetoolstoimproveEnglishteaching.WhywillPedleyworkwithEnglishteenagersintrouble?A.Toencouragethemtomakefriendswithlocals. B.Toinspirethemtoliveamorepositivelife.C.Totrainthemtobecomedoctorsinthefuture. D.Tomakethemlearnaboutdifferentcultures.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.Frommillionairetomudhut B.Alife-changingadventureC.Arichmanbecominghomeless D.Moremoney,moreworriesCTheChinesephilosopher（哲學(xué)家）Confuciusoncesaid,“Timeflowsawaylikethewaterintheriver.”ThisisespeciallytrueasthenovelcoronaviruspneumoniaoutbreakhasaffectedmillionsofpeopleinChina,andthewholenationhasbeenworkingdayandnighttofighttheepidemic.InlateJanuary,whenanincreasingnumberofpeopleinWuhanweresuspectedtobeinfected,andhospitalsdidn'thaveadequatebedsforthem,twospecialhospitals—LeishenshanHospitalandHuoshenshanHospitalwerebuilt.Thesetwomakeshift（臨時(shí)的）hospitalswerebuilttotreatpneumoniapatientsinfectedwiththenovelcoronavirus.HuoshenshanHospitalhas1,000bedsandcovers33,900squaremeters,andLeishenshanHospitalhas1,500bedsandatotalareaofabout79,000squaremeters.Morethan4,000workersworked24/7intwoshifts,andnearly1,000large-scalepiecesofequipmentandtransportvehicleshelpedtheprojectonsite.Thetwohospitalswerebuiltinanamazinglyshorttime.Itonlytook10daysforpeopletobuildHuoshenshan,and14daysforLeishenshan.Thiscertainlywowedmanypeopleoverseas.“It'sincrediblethattwohospitalswith2,500bedscanbebuiltinashortperiod.It'sjusthardtobelieve,”aforeignernamedStuarttoldPeople'sDaily.Inthemeantime,Chinesecompanieshavealsotakenactionsquicklyinthisbattle.“Theautomobileindustryishighlyindustrializedwithstrongcapabilitiesincomprehensivemanufacturing,purchasingmaterials,productionlinesandoutputoftechnologies,”ShiJianhua,deputysecretary-generalofChinaAssociationofAutomobileManufacturers,toldCCTVNews.“Inthisspecialtime,whenthenationneedsmoremasks,it'stimeforustoquicklyrespondandshoulderthesocialresponsibilities.”Indeed,afastresponseiscrucialinanycrisis.Inthisspecialtime,Chinacan'taffordtowasteasecondinthefightagainsttheepidemic.Afterall,timeequalslifeduringthiscrisis.Confucius'saying“Timeflowsawaylikethewaterintheriver.”ismentionedto .A.arousereaders'interestinthepassage. B.introducethesubjectofthepassage.C.presentthebackgroundinformation. D.stressthevalueoftimeinepidemic.WhatcanwelearnaboutLeishenshanhospitalandHuoshenshanhospital?TheyarenewhospitalsforhealthcareinWuhan.Theywerebuiltinminimaltime.Over4,000workersworkedcontinuously.Stuartfoundthemtoomassivetobelieve.WecaninferfromShiJianhua'swordsthattheautomobileindustryinChina .hadnomedicalsuppliesfactoriesbefore.guaranteeswhoeverinneedenoughmasks.hascapabilitiestogivetimelyresponse.hasstrongabilitiesinmanufacturing.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?Chinafightsepidemicagainsttheclock.Twospecialhospitalswereconstructed.Chinesefirmsactedquicklyandeffectively.Timeiscrucialforpeopleinovercomingcrisis.DTheBritishpoetMatthewByrnemovedtoBeijingin2013andfeltthatthecapitalcity'spoetryscenewaslacking.Hisobsession（癡迷）forstartingpoetryeventsledtothefoundationoftheSpittoonCollectiveinMay2015．“Atthattime，theliteraryactivityinBeijingwasTheBookwormbasedinSanlitun，”Byrnesays．WhilesomeofBeijing'sliteraryinstitutionswouldgoontocloseinthefallof2019，Spittoonwouldcontinuetogrowasacommunityforpoetsandwriters，aswellasmusiciansandothersinthecreativescene.ByrnedescribestheSpittoonCollectiveasaplatformforpeopletoshareideas，fromliteraryworkstodifferentformsofart，withprojectsdevelopingfromthecreativeenergywithinthecommunity．SpittoonoriginallystartedasapoetrynightattheMadoBarinDongchengDistrict'sBaochaoHutong．Byrnesays，“InBeijing，youhavethesewonderfulhutongs，ancientstructureswhereyoucanwalkdownandvisitcoolbars，soIthoughtitwouldbegoodtohaveapoetryeventasitseemedlikepoetrybelongednaturallytothisarea．”Headds，“TheobjectivenowistodiscoverChinesevoicesandbroadcastthemtotherestoftheworld．Wecreateakindofthemepark-likeatmospherewhereeveryThursdayisoccupiedbyadifferentliterarystyleorartform．”ThereadingswouldmainlybeinEnglish，butwithaninternationalcommunity，anewsectioncalled“Poetry-in-Translation”wasstarted，whichfeaturedworksinChinese，F(xiàn)rench，Arabic，Russian，Spanishandotherlanguages．JoiningorganizedactivitieslikeSpittooncanbeamajorhelpforthosecaughtupinaboringlife．Andit'sespeciallyimportantforthepeoplewhohavemovedtoChinaastheyneedtobuildnewrelationshipswhilelivinginadifferentcountry．WhatcanweknowabouttheSpittoonCollective?Itwasclosedin2019．Itwassetupin2013inBeijing．It'spopularwithliteraturelovers．It'sacommunityjustforforeigners．WhydidByrnestarttheSpittoonCollectiveinBaochaoHutong?Toattractstudents'loveofpoetry．ToexpandChina'sliteratureglobally．TomakeBeijing'shutongsfamous．Tocombinepoetrywiththehutong．WhateffectwouldtheSpittoonCollectivehaveonChineseculture?A.Beneficial． B.Negative． C.Challenging． D.Controversial．Whatistheauthor'sattitudetotheSpittoonCollective?A.Unclear． B.Intolerant． C.Doubtful． D.Favorable．第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)LeonardodaVinciandNatureInthemodernworld,artandsciencearetwoveryseparateactivities,butinLeonardo’stimetheywerecloselyconnected.Sciencemeantmathematicsandmedicalstudies.___16___Mathematicsincludedpracticalworklikesurveyinglandformakingmapsaswellasmeasuringthemovementsofthestarsinthesky.Anartistmightneedtomeasurethedifferentpartsofthebody.Hecouldalsousemathematicstoplacethingsinrelationshiptoeachotherinadrawingorpaintingsothescenelookedcorrect.___17___Mathematicswasalsoconnectedtomusicbecausemusicalsoundshaveafixedrelationshipwitheachotherthatcanbedescribedinnumbers.___18___Morethanthis,though,Leonardobelievedthatnumberswereapartofallthingsintheworld,includingmusic,andhesaidthat“withoutthemnothingcanbedone.”“Naturehaskindlygivenusthingseverywheretocopy,”wroteLeonardo.Inallhisactivities,Leonardowastryingtodiscovertherulesthatcontrolnature.Inhissearchforthoserules,helookedverycarefullyatalotofexamplesanddetails.Actualexperiencewasmoreimportanttohimthanopinion,andheworkedfromfactstoideas.___19___Hispurposewastoexaminetheworldsohecouldcopyitinbeautifulpaintingsandsculptures.Healsowantedtolearnfromthecleversolutionsofnature.___20___Hisquicklittlesketches（素描）,oftendonewhilewanderingoutside,helpedhimtocatchamovementorashape.Morecarefuldrawingswouldbedoneatadeskwithapenandruler.InJuly2001,asmalldrawingbyLeonardowassoldfor$12million.Itwasthemostexpensivedrawingintheworld.Leonardowasalwaysdrawing.Howcouldthesebeconnectedwithart?Leonardo’sideaswerevastlyaheadofhistime.Mathematiciansanddoctorsworkedtodiscovertheunknown.Aboveall,Leonardowantedtounderstandhowandwhythingsworked.YouwillseeagoodexampleofsuchpositioninginthepaintingofTheLastSupper.Leonardohimselfwasaverygoodmusicianandlikedtoplayaninstrumentandsing.第二部分語(yǔ)言運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）第一節(jié)（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)OncemydadandIhadaverybig___21___inalateeveningwhenmymotherwasaway.Wewerebothveryangryandsaidsomething___22___,andintheendIsaid,“I'mleaving.”Andhesaidwith___23___,“Good.Thesooner,thebetter.”I___24___afewthingsinthesuitcaseandclosedthe___25___behindme,butIdidn'tknowwheretogo.Afterwalkingaimlessly,Istoppedatalocal___26___.Afew___27___later,myphonerang.Itwasmymomcalling.Shesaid,“Mary.Whereareyou?Dadsaidhe___28___you.”“Howcanhesaythat?I'vebeenawayfornearlyhalfanhour,___29___hedidn'tcall.”Isaidwithannoyance.MyangerreturnedandIrememberedallthe___30___wordshe'dshoutedtome.“Listen,mom.YoucantellDadthatI'm___31___.TomorrowI'll___32___you.”Isaidandhungup.Iwalkedaroundthesupermarket,tryingtogetmythoughtstogether.BythetimeIpaidformythings,ithadbeenmuchlaterthanIusedtobeoutalone.WhenI___33___thesupermarket,I 34 alargepieceofwhitepaper.Onthepieceofwhitepaperwerethesewords,“Pleasecomehome!I___35___youandI'mworriedaboutyou!”Thenacarpulledupbesideme.Hangingoutofthewindowwasmydad.Besidehim,smilinggently,satmy___36___.Andthat'swhenIstartedlaughing.IlaughedsohardthatI___37___.Despitemybesteffortstorunawayfrom___38___,myfather___39___managedtotrackmedown.Icouldn'tleavenow—withhim___40___therewithcaringeyes.21.A.dreamB.argumentC.journeyD.plan22.A.importantB.terribleC.boringD.interesting23.A.angerB.smileC.patienceD.peace24.A.lookedforB.putupC.paidforD.packedup25.A.boxB.bookC.door D.window26.A.supermarketB.hospitalC.officeD.hotel27.A.minutesB.hoursC.monthsD.years28.A.recognisedB.lookedafterC.believedD.caredabout29.A.soB.or C.but D.if30.A.difficultB.unpleasantC.impoliteD.serious31.A.fineB.cleverC.healthyD.generous32.A.loveB.askC.call D.find33.A.attackedB.organizedC.leftD.moved34.A.wroteB.noticedC.designedD.printed35.A.forgetB.hateC.supportD.miss36.A.momB.teacherC.classmateD.boss37.A.agreedB.criedC.thoughtD.succeeded38.A.companyB.clubC.homeD.schoolA.hardly B.gradually C.calmly D.finallyA.sleeping B.running C.walking D.sitting第二節(jié)（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式WorldReadAloudDayiscelebratedeachyearonthefirstWednesdayofMarch.It___41.___（start）bytheLit-Wwebsitein2010andhasnowreached65countries.___42.___aimistoencouragepeopleworldwidewhocannotreadtoenjoythebenefitsofabook.Itswebsiteaskseveryone___43.___（celebrate）thedaybytakingabook，findinganaudience，andreadingoutaloud.Itisabouttakingactiontoshowtheworldthattherighttoreadandwrite___44.___（belong）toallpeople.Thewebsiteasksvisitorstojoininthemovementtoreduce45.numberofilliterate（不識(shí)字的）peopleintheworld.Itis___46.___（）necessarytohelpthosewhocannotread.Thewebsitesays，“It'stimetostartbyreadingaloudto___47.___mightlikeit.Shareabookwithachildwhomightneedit，shareastorywithsomeonewhowouldtreasureit，listenpatiently___48.___someoneelse'sstoryastheysharewithyou.”TheUnitedNationssays，“Literacyinvolvesavarietyofle