2021届湖北省钟祥市第一中学高三英语第一次联考试题及答案解析

2021届湖北省钟祥市第一中学高三英语第一次联考试题及答案解析第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
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
This is a list of places to spend the 2020 Olympics if you aren't going to Japan.
Australia
The fact that the summer Olympics fall during Australia's winter season is worth keeping in mind for two reasons: it makes traveling there cheaper, and it's still not too cold. As far as the Olympics are concerned, there will be no shortage of opportunities to watch the Games in between your various explorations of the country and its limitless activities.
Thailand
Thailand is a breathtaking place 10 spend some time during any summer, and provides a perfect setting for Olympie viewing: You can go scuba diving one morning before watching sports all afternoon, or simply duck out for world-famous street food in between events. But Thai sports fans may also be taking extra interest in the Olympics these days.
United States
The U.S. is likely to be as interested in the Olympics as any other nation, given is collection of athletes who will be taking center stage. You can rest assured it won't be difficult to watch the Games no matter where you're visiting specifically. This leaves you with all sorts of fun options. You can visit a luxury ski resort town like Aspen, which turns into a gorgeous hiking destination in the summer.
Great Britain
Not unlike the U, s. Britain will make for a fun place to spend the 2020 Olympics because there's a great deal of national interest in a number of different sports, and the local athletes are expected to be competitive. Summer can also be a good time to be in Britain in general," with ly mild temperatures allowing for full exploration of the country. That means you can stay in the beautiful Lake District if you like, hiking or kayaking when you're not watching the Games.
1.What is special about Australia as a destination in an Olympic summer?
A.Its season.
B.Its activities.
C.Its sports.
D.Its scenery,
2.Which country can you go to if you are a street food lover?
A.Australia.
B.Thailand.
C.United States.
D.Great Britain.
3.What do the U. S. and Britain have in common as fun places to spend the 2020 Olympics?
A.They both have a pleasant temperature.
B.They are both interested in the Games.
CThey both own lots of sports centers. D.They are both English-speaking countries.
B
Growing up as kids we are told to share our toys and notto be selfish. We also live in an age when discussing our feelings is encouraged. But when does it all become too much? With new crazes trending all the time, such as dance challenges and wearing a carpet as a dress, the question is: when can sharing become oversharing on social media?
“Oversharing” has become associated with social media, but it isn'texclusiveto this platform. Imagine you head to a party and meet x k w someone. Within five minutes they have revealed private details about their life. While some of us may try to escape these people, according to marriage advisor Carolyn Cole, this form of oversharing could come from a strong desire to connect with someone. But how does this translate to social media?
Dr. Christopher Hand, a lecturer in cyberpsychology (网络心理学），says the more details people disclose, the less sympathy we express when things go wrong. It seems that searching for sympathy by oversharing is generally considered as negative rather than the cry for help it could really be.
However, Dr. Hand's research also seems to suggest that the more we post on a platform, the more socially attractive we become-provided that the posts that we bang out are positive. Even back in 2015, Gwendolyn Seidman PhD said that we should avoid complaining and being negative online. We should also avoid showing off, especially about our love lives. It makes sense-if your date is going “that well", would you really have time to share a photo with text?
So, how can you know if you are oversharing? Well, why not ask your friends in real life. They would probably be happy to tell you if your posts about your breakfast or your complaints about your lack of money really are too much.
4. What does the underlined word “exclusive" in paragraph 2 mean?
A. Unique.
B. Similar.
C. Relevant.
D. Fundamental.
5. Why do some people prefer oversharing at parties?
A. To draw others' attention.
B. To satisfy others' curiosity.
C. To remove negative feelings.
D. To develop good relationships.
6. Which of the following may Dr. Hand agree with?
A. Sharing more details online can attract more sympathy.
B. Oversharing negative experiences is equal to crying for help.
C. Sharing negative posts can't help one become socially attractive.
D. Oversharing isn't likely to happen online when things go wrong.
7. According to the text, what should be avoided for online sharing?
A. Reflecting on past bad manners.
B. Showing a great many expensive goods.
C. Writing a recipe for a balanced breakfast.
D. Recording unforgettable moments with friends.
C
Many of us in China enjoy adding chilies (辣椒) toour food, but did you know that this spicy vegetable could also be dangerous? A 34-year-oldUSman recently ended up in hospital after eating a Carolina Reaper—the spiciest chili in the world. After taking just a single bite of one, the man suffered from serious headaches in the following few days, reported BBC News.
In fact, reports of stomachache and headache caused by eating spicy food are not something unusual. But if chilies are harmful, why is it that human beings are the only animals to eat this vegetable? According to the website Huanqiu, about 600 million Chinese people—almost half of the national population—are chili eaters. So what makes people love chilies so much? The human body reacts to the burning feeling that comes from eating chilies by releasing natural chemicals that “produce a sense of happiness” , noted BBC News.
And the benefits go even further than just personal enjoyment. A survey conducted by the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences found that the death rate of those who eat spicy food once or twice a week is 10 percent lower than those who eat it less than once a week. The number decreased to 14 percent for those who eat spicy
food six to seven times a week. And another study done by theUniversityofVermontcame to a similar conclusion. “The data encourages people to eat more spicy food to improve health and reduce death risk at an early age,” Liu Qi, a nutritionist at the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, told BBC News.
Chilies have anti-cancer quality and the ability to increase our metabolism (新陈代谢). So, don't worry if you love spicy food. It seems that chilies are actually good for us—except for the Carolina Reaper, perhaps.
8. The example of a 34-year-old American is mentioned in Paragraph 1 to prove ________.
A. chiliescan be beneficial
B. chilies are popular inAmerica
C. chilies can be dangerous
D. serious headaches can be dangerous
9. Eating chilies gives people a sense of happiness by_______.
A. decreasing death rate
B. releasing natural chemicals
C. curing serious headaches
D. providing enough nutrition
10. Which of the following statement is TRUE?
A. Human are the only animals to eat chilies.
B. Stomachache and headaches caused by chilies is something unusual.
C. The more chilies you eat, the healthier you are.
D. Chilies have anti-cancer quality but it can't increase our metabolism.
11. The writer wrote the passage to ________.
A. warn people of the dangers of chilies
B. ask people to eat Carolina Reaper
C. encourage people to eat more chilies
D. tell people the benefits of chilies
D
As artificial intelligence(AI) systems become more advanced, we can expect them to be used more often in the world of human medicine and healthcare. AI is designed to imitate(模仿）the human brain in decision making and learning, so with the computing power to learn tasks in days or even hours, it is possible to create medical AIs that rapidly outperform doctors in certain tasks.
Data plays a hugely important role in helping AI systems learn about human medicine. AI systems are trained on large data sets gathered from real-life cases. Providing detailed patient information in quantities is a crucial factor for their success.
One of the most important areas for influencing global health is in the field of epidemiology(流行病学）。

Predicting disease outbreaks can save millions of lives by having resources ready should the worst happen. Startup AIME has successfully combined public health data with machine learning and AI to create a prediction engine
capable of anticipating epidemics months in advance with great accuracy.
Another field where medical AIs are making rapid advances is in diagnostics(诊断学）Doctors base a lot of decisions on information from X-ray, CT and MRI images. Speeding up. diagnoses from patient scans can rapidly improve patient care and outcomes. Computer vision AIs use pattern recognition to work through these images with incredible speed and accuracy. They have been able to outperform junior doctors and even senior specialists in some tests.
Cardiologist(心脏科医生）Rima Arnaout developed an AI that beat human experts at correctly interpreting echocardiograms(超声心动图）by 92 percent to 79 percent. She said that despite the result there is no prospect of AI replacing human doctors any time soon. “As cardiologists, weread the images and then go to see the patient,” she said. “So we're both reading images and practicing medicine. I don't think that the second piece will be taken over so quickly. ”
The acceptance of AI in medicine will continue to gather pace in the future as it becomes more widespread.
12. What played a big role in helping AI systems know of human medicine?
A. Certain tasks.
B. Large data.
C. The skill to imitate.
D. The increasing demand.
13. Why is Startup AIME mentioned in paragraph 3?
A. To illustrate predicting disease is possible.
B. To call on doctors to focus on public health data.
C. To prove it's a successful company in global health.
D. To let readers realize the importance of early success.
14. What do we know about computer vision AIs?
A. They do better than doctors in some tests.
B. They speed up diagnoses from patient scans.
C. They can rapidly improve patients' conditions.
D. They analyze information from X-ray, CT and MRI images.
15. What do Rima Arnaout's words in paragraph 5 imply?
A. AIs are not so smart as human doctors.
B It's not easy for AIs to take the place of human doctors.
C. A cooperation between AIs and human doctors is a must.
D. Human doctors are playing a big role in practicing medicine.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
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Some individuals are born with a gift for public speaking.___16___Do you want to be a good public speaker? Here are some principles you must master.
People want to listen to someone who is interesting, relaxed and comfortable. Too often when you stand up to give a speech, you focus on the “public”at the expense of the “speaking. ” ___17___Focus on the speaking. Talk directly to your audience, be yourself and make a connection.
Even the most successful public speaker will make mistakes. Yet, the only one who cares about any mistake is the one who is speaking. People’s attention wanders constantly. In fact,most people only absorb about 20 percent of a speaker’s message. So, don’t stop speaking when you make a mistake unless it’s a truly serious one.___18___ Your goal is not to be a perfect public speaker.___19___And like everything else in life, that takes practice. Remember, even world champion athletes practice their skills on a consistent basis.
___20___It’s rare to hear someone say, “I wish that speaker had spoken longer. “On the other hand, you probably can’t count the times that you’ve thought, “I’m glad that talk is over. It seemed to go on forever! “So surprise your audience. Always make your presentation just a bit shorter than anticipated. It’s better to leave your listeners wishing for more than shifting restlessly in their seats waiting for your speech finally to end.
A. Do the opposite.
B. You want to be an effective public speaker.
C. You don’ t need to apologize for a minor slip.
D. When it comes to public speaking, less is usually more.
E. The objective of most speeches is to benefit the audience
F. Take the fear out of public speaking by focusing on your listeners
G. However, the majority of people are effective speakers because they train to be.
第二部分语言运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
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Chris Rosati gave away donuts (甜甜圈) and honored kids for their random acts of kindness. He still wanted to make the world a___21___place. His latest finding is about the butterfly effect. The butterfly effect is that a single butterfly flapping (拍动) its___22___on one side of the globe can, in___23___, start a hurricane on the
other. It's a___24___concept, but Rosati wondered if it could be___25___to kindness as well.
A few months ago he decidedto___26___the theory at a diner in his hometown. He saw two girls at the table next to his and gave them each $ 50 with one simple___27___—do some thing kind. Rosati left the diner and forgot all about it___28___he got an email. It___29___pictures from a village inAfricawith people holding signs that____30____, "Thanks a lot for spreading____31____—Chris Rosati. " "It was the butterfly effect," said Rosati. The two girls said they couldn't____32____it when a stranger gave them each $ 50 dollars. "That makes you want to do something____33____with that money."
The girls said they already knew about this village where the people there had been working hard to____34____Ebola (埃博拉病毒), so the girls paid for a____35____to help them celebrate being Ebola-free. They said it felt great to help. "It____36____us that we would definitely encourage other people to do it,"____37____they. To that end, Rosati____38____his latest campaign last month to____39____lots of little butterfly grants (拨款)一$50 each—to any kid who wants to start____40____the world.
21. A. cleaner B. better C. quieter D. neater
22. A. wings B. legs C. eyes D. cheeks
23. A. fact B. advance C. theory D. brief
24. A. politics B. chemistry C. biochemistry D. physics
25. A. addicted B. applied C. attained D. attached
26. A. describe B. track C. test D. teach
27. A. instruction B. construction C. design D. translation
28. A. while B. though C. unless D. until
29. A. obtained B. included C. appointed D. guaranteed
30. A. whispered B. saw C. read D. exhibited
31. A. kindness B. loneliness C. witness D. weakness
32. A. beg B. behave C. beat D. believe
33. A. good B. random C. fair D. cautious
34. A. suffer B. waste C. matter D. fight
35. A. deal B. feast C. fee D. match
36. A. warned B. freed C. inspired D. alarmed
37. A. exchanged B. complained C. replied D. added
38. A. launched B. repeated C. cooperated D. connected
39. A. take out B. give out C. come out D. hang out
40. A. travelling B. controlling C. changing D. cycling
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
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
"Made in China" is having its moment now and it's a fashionable one. The story of Chinese fashion___41.___( begin) in 2011 when Feiyue and Huili,both Chinese sneaker brands(品牌), suddenly attracted international attention. Last year, Li Ning was at the New York Fashion Week in September.
The latest Chinese brands are no longer selling ___42.___(them) on the basis (基础) of their cheapness. They set a good example in exploring the effect of Chinese aesthetics (美学)____43.____Western fashion and can go forward to head with foreign brands.
Western culture is not so___44.___(attract) as it used to be to China’s young generation. China's young people are now___45.___(confidence) about their own culture than the past generations. "They have a ___46.___(prefer) for Chinese cultural elements(元素)," Jin Qu, vice president of YOHO,___47.___unusual clothing shopping website in China, said at a cultural festival in November.
In fact, a lot of celebrities in the West now have an interest in Chinese cultural elements in fashion. US singer Rihanna, for example, wore a shiny and ___48.___(extreme) graceful yellow gown (礼服) to the 2015 Met Gala to match the gala's theme “China: Through the Looking Glass”，___49.___was from Chinese designer Guo Pei. The Chinese want to take the place of the words “Made in China” with “ ____50.____( design) in China”.
第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节短文改错（满分10分）
51.假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。

文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。

每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

The problem of “white pollution” was caused by using plastic is becoming increasingly serious, on which plastic shopping bags play an important role. In China, about three billions plastic shopping bags are consumed every day, that results in a great waste of resources and heavy environmental pollution. Lucky, the government
has put a nationwide ban on the use of free plastic bags, demand that no stores or supermarkets should provide customers with free plastic bags. The rule will undoubtedly reduce use of plastic bags or promote the awareness of environmental protection. It was highly suggested that everyone turns to cloth bags and shopping baskets.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.假定你是李华，2021年7月1日你参加了学校举办的“庆祝建党100周年歌咏比赛”。

请根据下面的写作提示，为学校英语报写一篇报道。

内容包括：
1.前期准备；
2.比赛情况；
3.你的感受。

注意：词数80左右，可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

提示词：中国共产党the Communist Party of China 周年anniversary 歌咏比赛singing competition
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参考答案
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2. B
3. B
4. A
5. D
6. C
7. B
8. C 9. B 10. A 11. D
12. B 13. A 14. A 15. B
16. G 17. A 18. C 19. B 20. D
21. B 22. A 23. C 24. D 25. B 26. C 27. A 28. D 29. B 30. C 31. A 32.
D 33. A 34. D 35. B 36. C 37. D 38. A 39. B 40. C
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42. themselves
43. on 44. attractive
45. more confident
46. preference
47. an 48. extremely
49. which 50. Designed
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