湖北省六校2021届高三11月联考英语试题

湖北省六校（恩施高中郧阳中学沙市中学十堰一中随州二中襄阳三中）2021届高三11月联考英语试题学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________

一、阅读选择

Tired of your summer break? Here comes a list of best sellers on Born a Crime

By Noah Trevor

Born a Crime is the story of a naughty young boy in South Africa, who grows into a restless young man, the author of the book, as he struggles to find himself in a world where he was never supposed to exist. It is also the story of that young man’s relationship with h is fearless and religious mother. “Don't cry, Trevor. Trevor, listen. Listen to me. Listen.” “My child, you must look on the bright side.” It was Mother's faith and positive attitude that shaped the young man.

How It Feels to Float

By Helaia Fox

If you're looking for a moving story that explores themes of mental illness, grief (悲痛), and love, pick up a copy of How It Feels to Float and follow Biz as she comes of age. This moving novel will stay with you long after you finish reading it.

Two Can Keep a Secret

By Karen M. MeManus

Put on your crime-solving cap and get swept away in this thriller about a girl, a boy, and a string of unsolved murders. As threats and clues pile up, you’ll be burning the midnight oil trying to finish the book before dawn.

Dune

By Frank Herbert

If the Star Wars movies have made you fall in love with the space opera, eventually you're going to read Frank Herbert's most famous creation. The story of centuries-old political plotting — about warring factions (派系) battling over control of the extremely valuable planet Arrakis — is a classic and remains a wonderful introduction to the larger, more complex world of science fiction just beyond the Star Wars trilogies.

1．Which books are about growth?

A．How It Feels to Float and Two Can Keep a Secret.

B．Born a Crime and How It Feels to Float.

C．Two Can Keep a Secret and Dune.

D．How It Feels to Float and Dune.

2．What is Two Can Keep a Secret mainly about?

A．Challenges of growing up.

B．A girl's space adventures.

C．battling for control of another planet.

D．The murders remaining to be settled.

3．What kind of book is Dune?

A．A love story. B．A science-fiction story. C．An autobiography. D．A fairy tale.

Born on a farm in 1876, Mordecai Brown couldn’t have imagined his life as a Major League Baseball pitcher (投手). When he helped his parents at age 5, his right hand accidentally was caught in a corn harvester, losing parts of two fingers or three fingers left. However, his disabled hand did not keep him from doing what other boys of his age were doing, like playing baseball.

While working as a coal miner in his twenties, Mordecai joined a baseball team made up of fellow coal miners. In 1898, the team’s pitcher injured his arm. The manager ordered Mordecai to act as the pitcher. Mordecai shook his head and held up his right hand as a reminder. But the manager didn’t care. “Since you have the best arm on the team, you will have to pitch.” Finally, his team won the game nine to three.

In 1903, Mordecai Brown broke into Major League Baseball when he signed with the St. Louis Cardinals. Only a year later, the management of the Cardinals decided that Mordecai’s disability would keep him from ever becoming a star pitcher. They traded him to the Chicago Cubs.

On a sunny October afternoon in 1908, thousands of pe ople went to New York City’s Polo Grounds to see the New York Giants and the Chicago Cubs battle. Mordecai was not the pitcher at first. He watched as the chosen starter faced the batters (击球员) for the New York Giants. Soon, the batters were filling the bases.

Then, Mordecai was asked to be the pitcher. It seemed that the unfavorable condition