2021届长沙市湘郡中学高三英语第二次联考试卷及答案

2021届长沙市湘郡中学高三英语第二次联考试卷及答案
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
In his 402nd anniversary year, Shakespeare is still rightly celebrated as a great language master and writer. But he was not the only great master of play writing to die in 1616, and he is certainly not the only writer to have left a lasting influence on theater.
While less known worldwide, Tang Xianzu is considered one of Chinas greatest playwrights and is highly spoken of in that country of ancient literary and dramatic traditions.
Tang was born in 1550 inLinchuan,Jiangxiprovince. Unlike Shakespeare's large body of plays,poems and sonnets (十四行诗), Tang wrote only four major plays: The Purple Hairpin, Peony Pavilion (《牡丹亭》), A Dream under the Southern bough, and Dream of Handan. The latter three were constructed around a dream narrative, a way through which Tang unlocked the emotional dimension of human desires and ambitions and explored human nature beyond the social and political limits of that time.
Similar to Shakespeare, Tang's success rode the wave of a renaissance (复兴) in theater as an artistic practice. As in Shakespeare'sEngland, Tang's works became hugely popular inChinatoo. During Tang'sChina, his plays were enjoyed performed, and changed. Kunqu Opera, a form of musical drama, spread from southernChinato the whole nation and became a symbol of Chinese culture. Combining northern tune and southern music, kunqu Opera was known for its poetic language, music, dance movements and gestures. Tang's works benefited greatly from the popularity of kunqu Opera, and his plays are considered classics of kunqu Opera.
While Tang and Shakespeare lived in a world away from each other, there are many things they share in common, such e humanity of their drama, their heroic figures, their love for poetic language, a lasting popularity and the anniversary during which we still celebrate them.
1. Why is Shakespeare mentioned in the first paragraph?
A. To describe Shakespeare's anniversary.
B. To introduce the existence of Tang Xianzu.
C. To explain the importance of Shakespeare.
D. To suggest the less popularity of Tang Xianzu.
2. What's possibly one of the main theme of Tang's works?
A. Social reality.
B. Female dreams.
C. Human emotions.
D. Political environment.
3. What does the author mainly tell us in Paragraph 4?
A. The influence of Kunqu Opera on Tang's works.
B. Tang's success in copying Shakespeare's styles.
C. The way Kunqu Opera became a symbol of Chinese culture.
D. Tang's popularity for his poetic language and music.
B
I don’t want to talk about being a woman scientistagain. There was a time in my life when people asked constantly for stories about what it’s like to work in a field dominated (controlled) by men. I was never very good at telling those stories because truthfully I never found them interesting. What I do find interesting is the origin of the universe, the shape of space, time and the nature of black holes.
At 19, when I began studying astrophysics (天体物理学), it did not bother me in the least to be the only woman in the classroom. But while earning my Ph.D. at MIT and then as a post-doctor doing space research, the issue started to bother me. My every achievement — jobs, research papers, awards — was viewed through the lens (镜片) of gender (性别) politics. So were my failures. Sometimes, when I was pushed into an argument on left brain versus (相对于) right brain, or nature versus nurture (培育), I would instantly fight fiercely on my behalf and all womankind.
Then one day a few years ago, out of my mouth came a sentence that would eventually become my reply to any and all provocations (挑衅): I don’t talk about that anymore. It took me 10 years to get back the confidence I had at 19 and to realize that I didn’t want to deal with gender issues. Why should curing sexism be yet another terrible burden on every female scientist? After all, I don’t study sociology or political theory.
Today I research and teach at Barnard, a women’s college in New York City. Recently, someone asked me how many of the 45 students in my class were women. You cannot imagine my satisfaction at being able to answer, 45.
I know some of my students worry how they will manage their scientific research and a desire for children. And I don’t dismiss those concerns. Still, I don’t tell them “war” stories. Instead, I have given them this: the visual of their physics professor heavily pregnant doing physics experiments. And in turn they have given me the image of 45 women driven by a love of science. And that’s a sight worth talking about.
4. Why doesn’t the author want to talk about being a woman scientist again?
A. She is fed up with the issue of gender discrimination (歧视).
B. She feels unhappy working in male-dominated fields.
C. She is not good at telling stories of the kind.
D. She finds space research more important.
5. From Paragraph 2, we can infer that people would attribute (把……归因于) the author’s failures to ________.
A. the burden she bears in a male-dominated society
B. her involvement in gender politics
C. her over-confidence as a female astrophysicist
D. the very fact that she is a woman
6. What did the author constantly fight against while doing her Ph.D. and post-doctoral research?
A. Lack of confidence in succeeding in space science.
B. Unfair accusations from both inside and outside her circle.
C. People’s fixed attitude toward female scientists.
D. Widespread misconceptions about nature and nurtured.
7. What does the image the author presents to her students suggest?
A. Women students needn’t have the concerns of her generation.
B. Women can balance a career in science and having a family.
C. Women have more barriers on their way to academic success.
D. Women now have fewer problems pursuing a science career.
C
Addiction to smartphones will result in poor sleep, according to a new study.
The study, published Tuesday in Frontiers in Psychiatry, looked at smartphone use among 1,043 students between the ages of 18 and 30at King's College London. Researchers asked the students to complete two questionnaires on their sleep quality and smartphone use, in person and online.
Using a 10-question scale that was developed to judge smartphone addiction in children, nearly 40% of the university students qualified as "addicted" to smartphones, the study found. “Our findings are in agreement with other reported studies in young adult populations globally, which are in the range of 30-45%,” lead author Sei Yon Sohn and her co-authors wrote in the study. "Later time of use was also significantly connected with smartphone addiction, with use after 1 a.m. increasing a 3- times risk," the authors wrote.
Students who reported high use of smartphones also reported poor sleep quality, the study found. That foils in line with previous studies that have found overuse of smartphones at night to be associated with trouble falling
asleep, reduced sleep duration (睡眠持续时间)and daytime tiredness. That's likely because use of smartphones close to bedtime has been shown to delay the body's normal sleep - and - wake clock.
In fact, the No. 1 rule is "no computers, cell phones, and ipads in bed and at least one hour beforebed Dr. Vsevolod Polotsky, who directs sleep basic research, said in a recent interview. That's because "any LED light source from electronics (电子设备)may further hold back melatonin (褪黑激素)levels," Polotsky said. Melatonin is often referred to as a "sleep hormone," because we sleep better during the night when levels reach the top.
“This is a cross-sectional study, and it cannot lead to any firm conclusions about smartphone use as the cause of reduced sleep quality, said Bob Patton, a lecturer in clinical psychology at the University of Surrey, via email.
8. How did Sei Yon Sohn's team begin their study?
A. By publishing researching papers.
B. By responding to others’ concern.
C. By collecting firsthand data.
D. By turning to related experts.
9. What did the study find about sleep quality and smartphone use?
A. 30-45% of the university students are addicted to smartphones.
B. High use of smartphones is related to poor sleep quality.
C. Overuse of smartphones leads to shorter sleep duration.
D. Use after 1 a.m. will result in smartphone addiction.
10. What is Polotsky's opinion on electronics ?
A. We should stop using them an hour before going to sleep.
B. LED light source from them will delay normal sleep- and- wake clock.
C. Reduced sleep quality has nothingto do with them.
D. No electronics should be used in bed at any time.
11. What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. Say No to Smartphones
B. Sleep Quality Can Be Improved
C. LED Light Source Causes Great Harm
D. Smartphone Addiction Ruins Sleep
D
Everyone can be angry. But if you take the time to actually examine your anger instead of just “feeling” angry, you’ll have a better understanding of yourself. Knowing why you feel so angry can provide you with some surprising answers. These answers can enable you to suddenly grow spiritually and mentally.
I can give you a personal example. I went to a meeting once and I was verbally attacked over an application I supported at my workplace. Various people went on and on about how terrible this system was and that it never worked. That didn’t bother me that much. I was used to that but one of the comments that was said was, “Your job is pointless.” This really upset meand at the time, I was ly furious(发怒地) with that comment.
I was so angry and upset that they would treat me that way. Once I took the time to think about what was really making me so mad. I learned a lot. I realized that the comment was more truethan I wanted to admit. In the big scheme of things, my job was pointless. It wasn’t what I really wanted to be doing with my life and this was what frustrated me the most. Here I was pouring part of my heart and soul into a job I didn’t even really want to do. I was using it as a crutch(拐杖) because I didn’t have the confidence in myself to take the scary road towards what I really wanted to do. As soon as I realized that, a lot of my anger just melted away. I also realized that I needed to start focusing on what I really wanted to do.
I now consider this incident as a great gift It got me back on track to moving in the direction I wanted to go with my life. I probably wouldn’t be where I am today if I hadn’t taken the time to figure out why I was really so angry.
12. What made the author angry at the meeting?
A. The system of the company was terrible.
B. Someone said his job is insignificant.
C. The policy of the company didn’t work.
D. The application he supported was of no effect.
13. What brought down the anger of the author?
A. The apology someone made at the meeting.
B. The crutch he used to take the scary road.
C. His awareness of the fact that the comment was true.
D. The courage he had to overcome the challenges.
14. Why did the author consider the incident as a gift?
A. It brought him back on track to the goal.
B. It helped him get promoted to a higher position.
C. It helped him change his character since then.
D. It provided him with confidence in his career.
15. What can be the best title of the passage?
A. How to Cope with Verbal Attack in a Company
B. Avoid Being Pointless at Work
C. Anger Is Harmful to Health
D. Understanding Yourself Better Through Anger
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All over the world people enjoy sports. Sports help to keep people healthy and happy, and to live longer.___16___. They buy tickets or turn on their TVs to watch the games. Often they get very excited when their player or team wins.
___17___Football, for example, has spread around the world. Swimming is popular in all countries near the sea or in those with many rivers. What fun it is to jump into a pool or lake, whether inChina,EgyptorItaly!___18___. Think how many lovers to skate or ski inJapan,NorwayorCanada.
Some sports or games go back thousands of years, like running or jumping. Chinese wushu, for example, has a very long history. But basketball and volleyball are rather new. Neither one is a hundred years old yet.___19___. Water-skiing is one of the newest in the family of sports.
People from different countries may not be able to understand each other, but after a game together they often become good friends.___20___. One learns to fight hard but fight fair, to win without pride and to lose with grace.(胜不骄，败不馁)
A. And think of people in cold countries.
B. Sports help to train a person’s character.
C. Not a few people like sports in the world.
D. Many people like to watch others play games.
E. People aren’t inventing new sports or games.
F. Some sports are so interesting that people everywhere take part in them.
G. People are inventing new sports or games all the time.
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
I was blessed for all the special moments I had with my mother. When she was 82, she thought she was____21____me by asking me to take her to the many doctor visits she had, but it was a____22____for me to spend time with her.
I tried to make an____23____of our days together. One day, while we were driving and deciding where to eat lunch, I saw a large arcade(电子游戏厅). Then I____24____.
The arcade was mostly____25____except for a children’s birthday gathering in the back corner. I____26____the special buffet lunch, and it came with fifty tokens(游戏币) for the arcade games.____27____the shiny golden tokens, Mom’s eyes opened wide.
There was loud music playing and someone in a mouse costume____28____the little children todance. My mother was____29____by the dancing mouse, and we swung along in our seats. We laughed as the kids tried to follow the mouse’s_____30_____.
After we ate, it was time to_____31_____those golden tokens. Mom was_____32_____of playing Skee-Ball and collecting tickets. She moved from game to game like a child. She had_____33_____when watching one machine spew out(吐出) seven tickets again and again! She laughed about the super_____34_____string of tickets and placed them around her neck like a necklace. I handed her token after token for the next game to be played until our tokens were all_____35_____.
Then we went to trade in our_____36_____at the counter. We stood there for a long while as my mother tried to_____37_____what to get with her tickets._____38_____, she chose a toy whistle(哨子) with a picture of the mouse on it. The clerk gave her an extra one, for me, so we_____39_____them together happily.
I keep that whistle on my desk, as a_____40_____of a wonderful experience with my mom as we satisfied her willingness to make the most of every day.
21. A. confusing B. embarrassing C. challenging D. bothering
22. A. trial B. privilege C. right D. shame
23. A. alarm B. excuse C. adventure D. experience
24. A. pulled up B. cut in C. fell behind D. broke down
25. A. messy B. modern C. secure D. empty
26. A. finished B. sold C. ordered D. promoted
27. A. Winning B. Seeing C. Buying D. Imagining
28. A. requiring B. convincing C. reminding D. encouraging
29. A. delighted B. relieved C. annoyed D. frightened
30. A. interests B. thoughts C. moves D. expressions
31. A. count B. use C. store D. return
32. A. afraid B. proud C. ashamed D. fond
33. A. fun B. time C. patience D. courage
34. A. thick B. valuable C. long D. flexible
35. A. absent B. gone C. accessible D. reserved
36. A. awards B. belongings C. honors D. tickets
37. A. decide B. accept C. record D. remember
38. A. Instantly B. Actually C. Finally D. Honestly
39. A. blew B. decorated C. fixed D. knocked
40. A. means B. souvenir C. reason D. consequence
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
People have long dreamt of a car that flies through the sky. Japan′s SkyDrive has carried out a successful, but modest test flight of such a vehicle carrying a person. In a video___41.___(show) to reporters last week, a vehicle that looked like a motorcycle with propellers (螺旋桨) lifted up to two meters off the ground. It___42.___(fly) in circles in a protected area for four minutes. Tomohiro Fukuzawa heads___43.___SkyDrive effort. He hopes the flying car can___44.___(make) into a real-life product by 2023. Of the world′s more than 100 flying car projects, only a handful has succeeded with a person___45.___board.
The machine so far can fly for just five to 10 minutes,___46.___if the flight time can be extended to 30 minutes, the car will have more possibilities. Unlike airplanes and helicopters, “electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles”, generally offer quick point-to-point personal travel. They could do away with___47.___(have) to deal with airports, traffic jams and the cost of paying for pilots. Such vehicles could even fly without a pilot.
The Japanese government has expressed support for the futuristic project. The goal is to expand the flying car′s___48.___(commerce) use by the 2030s. It also has noted possible uses for connecting faraway___49.___(region) and providing transportation in disasters.
Experts compare the excitement about flying cars to the days___50.___the aviation industry got started with the Wright Brothers and the auto industry with the Ford Model T.
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-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。

I like small animals. On my birthday last year, my mother gave her a lovely cat as a birthday present. From now on, it has been my job to take care of the cat. I feed the cat every day but keep its nest （窝）clean and tidily.
I also try to spare time to play the cat. When I am doing something, it usually lies quietly in the front of me, look at me patiently. It seems to be waiting for me to finish the task. I have become most patient than before since I got this lovely little cat, even with my homeworks. I'm also very responsible now. Life had become better with a pet.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
52.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。

Jackson did not feel good so he stayed home from school today. He did not like to be sick. It was no fun at all.
He got out of his bed and walked into his brother's bedroom. Carter loved cars. He had them all over his room. One sat on his desk in many pieces. Carter loved putting model cars together. Jackson touched one of the black tires. He hoped Carter was home. Carter liked to talk about the model cars as he was putting them together.
Jackson left Carter's room and walked down the hall to the room his twin sisters shared. Ella liked wearing pretty clothes and Madison liked riding her horse. Ella's side of the room was nice and neat. Madison's side was a mess. Ella decorated the wall behind her bed with pictures of girls in fancy clothes. A big poster of a horse was on the wall behind Madison,s bed. Jackson turned and walked back out of the room, tripping over Madison,s cowboy boots as he did. He didn't fall down, but it was close.
As he stood there, trying to remember what it was called, he realized all of his brother's and sisters' rooms looked like the things they loved. Carter had cars in his room; Ella loved fashion and Madison horses. Jackson wondered what his room said about him. He walked back down the hall and stood in the doorway of his room.
His bed was a mess. But he just got out of it, so that was normal. There was a racetrack on his floor, a barn he made out of toy logs, a plastic hat that was part of a magic trick set he got for his birthday, and a couple of plastic dinosaurs lying on their sides. His walls were bare. He felt a little down.
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。

“Are you feeling better?” his mom asked as she walked into the room.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Mom explained, “A person doesn't have to like just one thing.”
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________
参考答案
1. B
2. C
3. A
4. A
5. D
6. C
7. B
8. C 9. B 10. A 11. D
12. B 13. C 14. A 15. D
16. D 17. F 18. A 19. G 20. B
21. D 22. B 23. C 24. A 25. D 26. C 27. B 28. D 29. A 30. C 31. B 32.
D 33. A 34. C 35. B 36. D 37. A 38. C 39. A 40. B
41. shown／showed
42. flew 43. the
44. be made
45. on 46. but
47. having 48. commercial
49. regions
50. when
51.(1).her→me
(2).now→then
(3).but→and
(4).tidily→tidy
(5).在play后加with
(6).将the去掉
(7).look→looking
(8).most→more
(9).homeworks→homework
(10).had→has
52.略。