届湖北省十一校高三英语第一次联考试题.docx

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届湖北省十一校高三英语第一次联考试题

2021届湖北省十一校高三英语第一次联考试题

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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

TunaTossing

ThissportbeganinSouthAustraliainafishingcommunitycalledPortLincoln.Itwasinspiredbythelocalfishermenwhousedtotossfishontotheirtrucks.Thewinneristhepersonwhothrowsa9kgfishinalongestdistance.

HotDogEatingContest

Competitiveeatinghasbecomepopularinthepastyearsanditsparticipantstrytoeatasmanyhotdogsastheycanintenminutes.ThesportbeganintheU.S.cityfairsandhasgainedrecognitionduetoNathan’sHotDogEatingContest,heldannuallyonthe4thofJuly.ThesporthasturnedintoahugeindustryandisnowpopularintheU.S.,Canada,andJapan.

WifeCarrying

ThisgamehasitsoriginsinFinlandandit’sasportinwhichmalecompetitorsracewhilecarryingafemaleteammate.Theobjectiveisforthemaletocarrythefemalethroughaspecialtrackinthefastesttime.TheWorldWifeCarryingChampionshiphasteamscompetingfromAustralia,Germany,Britain,Estonia,Ireland,andtheUnitedStates.Thewifemustbeover17yearsoldandprizesincludewinningthewife’sweightinbeer.

PalmTreeClimbing

IndependenceDayinIndonesiaisonAugust,17th.Thisdayiscelebratedbyvariouscompetitions.Climbingpalmtrunkisthemostdifficultone.Toclimbonabsolutelysmooth,oiledtrunkisanuneasyproblem.Atthetopofthetrunkthereareprizes—fromtowels,clothesandsomethinglikethattomountainbicyclesandcashcertificates.

21.Whichofthefollowingeventspromotesthebusinessdevelopmentgreatly?

A.TunaTossing.B.HotDogEatingContest.

C.WifeCarrying.D.PalmTreeClimbing.

22.WhatcanwelearnaboutPalmTreeClimbing?

A.Itswinnersmaygetvariousprizes.

B.Itisthehardestamongthefourevents.

C.Itscompetitorsstrengthmeanseverything.

D.Ithasbecomemorepopularinothercountries.

23.Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?

A.TunaTossinghasitsorigininafishingcommunityinSouthAmerica.

B.InWifeCarryinggamethewinnermaywinbeerasaprizeforhiswife.

C.Nathan’sHotDogEatingContestisheldonthe4thofJulyeveryotheryear.

D.IndependenceDayinIndonesiaiscelebratedbyvariousgameslikeclimbingtrees.

B

Oneoftheproblemsdamagingourplanetisthenumberofthingswethrowaway.Rubbishofallkindsispilingupinlandfillandpollutingourriversandoceans.Amorerecentadditiontothelistofthingswechuckawayise-waste—electronicitemsthatarebrokenandnotrecycled.Nowsolutionsarebeingfoundtogivethisstuffanewlife.

Manymillionsoftonnesoftelevisions,phones,andotherelectronicequipmentarediscardedeachyear,partlybecauseit’scheapertoreplacethemthanfixthem,butalsobecausewelacktheskillstorepairthem.AUNreportclaimsthe50milliontonnesofe-wastegeneratedeveryyearwillmorethandoubleto110milliontonnesby2050,makingitthefastestgrowingwastestreamintheworld.

However,there’sagrowingtrendforrepaireventsandclubswhichcouldbepartofasolutiontothegrowingamountofelectricalandelectronicjunk.TheBBCvisitedaRestartProjectinLondon,whichisoneofmanyfoundaroundtheworld.Oneofitsvolunteers,FrancescoCalo,saidthat“Thisprojectallowsyoutoreducewaste,extendthelifeofobjects,andithelpspeoplewhocannotaffordtogetridofitemsthathavedevelopedafault.”

Asmanyelectricalitemscontainvaluablemetals,anotherideaise-wastemining.AnexperimentattheUniversityofNewSouthWalesinvolvesextractingthesematerialsfromelectronicgadgets.It’sthoughtthatdoingthiscouldbemoreprofitablethantraditionalmining.Withphonestypicallycontainingasmanyas60elements,thiscouldbepartofthesolutiontoourappetitefornewtechnology.

Theseprojectsmaketotalsense—collectionsofe-wasteforrecyclingare“stagnatingorevendecreasing”accordingtoRuedigerKuehr,directoroftheUnitedNationsUniversity.Andincountrieswherethereisnolegislation,muchofitjustgetsdumped.However,theEuropeanUnion,forexample,istryingtotackletheproblembyinsistingmanufacturershavetomakeapplianceslonger-lastingandwillhavetosupplysparepartsformachinesforupto10years.

24.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisright?

A.E-wasteisthrownawaybecauseit’scheapertofindanewsubstitute.

B.UNreportsthenumberofe-wastegeneratedwillnearlydoubleby2050.

C.E-wastewillbereducedifmoreprojectslikeRestartProjectarelaunched.

D.TheRe-startProjectcanhelppeoplewhohavefoundafaulttopurchaseitems.

25.Whatdoestheauthormeanbytheunderlinedwordinthelastparagraph?

A.Ceasing.B.increasing.C.falling.D.disappearing.

26.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Whatisdamagingourplanet?

B.WhatissignificantforE-recycling?

C.E-wasteminingbenefitsmore.D.NewlivesarebroughttoE-waste.

27.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthefutureoftheproblem?

A.Heisdoubtfulaboutit.B.Heisconcernedbutfullofconfidence.

C.Hethinksit’sjustapieceofcake.D.Hesupposesthere’salongwaytogo.

C

2020isaleapyear,andasweallknowleapyearshappeneveryfouryears,right?

Wrong.ThatextradayinFebruaryisdesignedtokeeptheEarthinsyncwiththeastrologicalorseasonalyear.But,whatyoumightnotrealizeisthatthemathsisn’tthatsimpleandoccasionallywehavetowaiteightyears.

Themethodbehindcalculatingwhenleapyearsoccurmightbeabitmorecomplicatedthanyouthink.Waybackin1582thecalendarwenowusewasfirstputintoeffect.TheGregoriancalendarwasnamedafterthepopeatthetime,Gregory

.Thepeoplewhocreateditrealizeditwasn’tperfecttojustaddanextradayeveryfouryears.

Here’swherethemathscomesin.Aday,ofcourse,ismeasuredbytheamountoftimeittakesfortheEarthtocompleteonefullrotation（旋转）onitsaxis.AyearisthenumberofdaysittakestheEarthtoorbittheSun,whichmostpeopleassumeis365.However,theEarthactuallytakesjustunder365andaquarterdaystocompleteonefullrevolutionaroundtheSun.

So,everyfouryearswegetanextraday,whichfallsonthe29thFebruary.However,asmentionedearlier,itisinfactjustunderaquarterofaday.So,byroundingitup,weputthecalendaroutofsyncagain—whichmeansthatafterawhilewehavetoomanydays.

Thatimbalancehastobereaddressed,otherwiseafter400yearsyou’dendupwiththreeextradays.Sobackin1582,theyrealizedthateveryturnofacenturyshouldskiptheirextradaytosubtractthosethreeextradays.Thisiswhytheyears1700,1800,and1900weren'tleapyears.

Butwait,there’smore.Theyear2000,themillennium,wasaleapyear.That’sbecauseoveraperiodoffourhundredyearsweonlyneedtoremovethreedays.So,every400yearstheturnofthecenturyisaleapyear.Thismeansthenexttimeyouhearsomeonesaying“leapyearshappeneveryfouryears”,youcantellthemwhythey’rewrong.

28.Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?

A.TheGregoriancalendarwascreatedbyGregory

.

B.Reducing3dayseverythreecenturies,peopleperfectedthecalendar.

C.IttakestheEarthlessthan365daystogoaroundtheSun.

D.Thecalendarwouldn’tbebalancedifwehadaleapyeareveryfouryears.

29.Whatisthepurposeofthesecondparagraph?

A.Toshowthehistoryoftheoldestcalendar.

B.TointroduceGregory

tothereaders.

C.TopresenthowGregoriancalendarwasnamed.

D.Toindicatecalculationoftheleapyearisnoteasy.

30.Whichofthefollowingwillbealeapyear?

A.2100.B.2400.C.2700.D.3000.

31.Inwhichsectionisthetextmostlikelytoappear?

A.Anewsreport.B.Ageographytextbook.

C.Asciencemagazine.D.Anastronomybook.

D

Weallknowthatfriendsarespecialpeoplewhoweshareourliveswith,andwhosharetheirliveswithusinreturn.Butseekingfriendsandkeepingthefriendshipgoingarenevereasy.

AccordingtoresearchrecentlypublishedintheJournalofSocialandPersonalRelationships,thekeyistouse“we-talk”.

LedbyUniversityofCaliforniapsychologistMeganRobbinsandhercolleagues,theresearchersreviewedandanalyzed30differentstudiesinvolvingover5,000participants.Thislargest-everanalysisof“we-talk”suggestedthatthefrequentuseof“we”and“us”islinkedtohappierandhealthierrelationships.

Theword“we”movespeoplefromanindividualpositionintoapartnership,whichmakesusmoreinterdependent.“Thepronounsofferaninsightintowhetherpeopleseethemselvesasindividualsoraspartofawhole......Worduseisawindowintowhatpeoplearethinkingandfeelingwithoutaskingthem,”RobbinstoldScienceDaily.

Theirresearchalsofoundthat“we-talk”ishelpfulforresolvingconflicts.“Theprimarypointisthatinterdependencemaybringaboutsupportiveandrelationship-centeredbehaviorsandpositiveperceptions（认知）ofthepartner-especiallyimportantintimesofstressandconflict,”accordingtoastatementreleasedbyRobbins’lab.

US-basedmagazinePsychologyTodayusedtheword“union”todescribetheimpactonapartneruponhearing“we-talk”.

Contraryto“we-talk”,thereis“I-talk”,whichreferstothefrequentuseoffirst-personsingularpronouns,suchas“I”,“me”,and“mine”,whenwritingorspeaking.

Earlierthisyear,researchersfromtheUniversityofArizona,US,analyzedasetofdatathatcamefrom4,700peopleinGerma