学年湖北省武汉市武昌实验中学高三英语第二次联考试题及答案.docx

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学年湖北省武汉市武昌实验中学高三英语第二次联考试题及答案

2020-2021学年湖北省武汉市武昌实验中学高三英语第二次联考试题及答案

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

Whenthesunshinesbrightly,itprovidesagreatchancetogetoutdoorthingsdone.Likemakinghay!

Atleast,thatiswhatfarmersfromthepastwouldsay.―Makehaywhilethesunshines.Thisidiomisveryold,datingbacktoMedievaltimes.Rainwouldoftenruintheprocessofmakinghay.So,farmershadnochoicebuttomakehaywhenthesunwasshining.

Today,weallusethisexpression,notjustfarmers.Whenconditionsareperfecttogetsomethingdone,wecansay,―It’sagoodideatomakehaywhilethesunshines.Inotherwords,youaretakingadvantageofagoodsituationorofgoodconditions.Youaremakingthemostofyouropportunities.Theseallmean―makinghaywhilethesunshines.

Andsometimesweusethisexpressiontomeanwebeatsomeonetothepunch,orwegotaheadofsomeoneelse.Andothertimesyoumakehaywhilethesunshinestomakegooduseofthechancetodosomethingwhileitlasts.Youarebeingopportunistic–takingadvantageofagoodopportunity.Forexample,myfriendOzzywassickforaweekandcouldnotgotowork.So,hisco-workerSarah--whodoesn’tlikehim--tookadvantageofhisillnessandstolehisproject!

Talkaboutmakinghaywhilethesunshines.

Sometimeswhenyoumakehaywhilethesunshinesyouarestayingaheadofaproblem–likeinthisexample:

Hey,doyouwanttogohikingwithmeandmyfriendsthisweekend?

Theweatherisgoingtobebeautiful!

IwishIcould.ButIhavetofinishmytaxes.It’sthelastweekendbeforethey’redue.

Oh,that’stoobad.

Wait.Whataboutyourtaxes?

Mytaxesaredone.Iwasofffromworkacoupleofweeksagoandmadehaywhilethesunshined.Igotallofitdone!

IwishIwouldhavetakenadvantageofmytimeofflastweek___1___AllIdidwaslayaroundthehouse.

Andthat’sallthetimewehavefortheseWordsandTheirStories.Butjoinusagainnextweek.Youcanlistenwhileyou’remakingdinnerorridingtowork.Yeah,makehaywhilethesunshines.

1.Whichofthefollowingbestmatches―makehaywhilethesunshinesinparagraph2?

A.Sownothing,reapnothing.B.Sharptoolsmakegoodwork.

C.Strikewhiletheironishot.D.Oneswallowdoesn’tmakeasummer.

2.Accordingtotheunderlinedsentence,whatfeelingdoesthespeakerexpress?

A.AdmirableB.Regretful

C.AnnoyedD.Indifferent

3.Whereisthepassageprobablytakenfrom?

A.AradioprogramB.Amagazine

C.AbrochureD.Anovel

B

WhentheCOVID-19hitandsupermarketshelveswereempty,ChrisHallandStefannyLoweydecidedtheynolongerwantedtorelyonothersforfood.Thecouple,wholiveonPenderIslandinBritishColumbia,Canada,decidedtostartayear-longchallengewheretheywouldn'tbuyasinglethingtoeat.Insteadtheywouldgrow,raiseorcatcheverything—rightdowntosugar,saltandflour.Now,fivemonthsin,theysaythechallengehaschangedtheirlives.

Chris,38,said,“Ithasalwaysbeensomethingthatwehavewantedtodo.Wehavehadagardenandgrownvegetablesforalongtimealready.WhentheCOVID-19hit,itgaveusthatextrapushthatweneededtodoit.Wewerebothoutofworkwhenwestarted,andwiththerealitycheckofgrocerystoresrunningoutofitems,itgaveusevenmoremotivationtoseeifwecouldlookafterourselves.”

Thepairspentthemonthsbeforebuildingahouseforchickens,ducksandturkeyaswellasstudyingasmuchaspossibletofigureoutwheretheywouldgetallthethingstheyneeded.Chrisadds,“Wehadtolearnsomanynewthingslikehowtogrowmushrooms,processourSteviaplants,andharvestsaltfromtheocean.Wespentalotoftimereadingandstudyingonlinetofigureoutallthethingsweweregoingtoneedtodo.”

Nowafterfivemonths,theybothfeelitsbeengoingwellbutChrisadmitsthefirstfewweeksweredifficult.“Thefirstthreeweekswereverychallengingasourbodiesadjustedtocuttingoutcoffee,wineandsugarallonthesameday,”hesays.“Afterthreeweeksourenergylevelsbalancedoutandourwishesreducedandnowwefeelgreat.”NowFebruaryhasended.Astheycomethroughwinter,theyfeelpositiveaboutcontinuingwiththiswayofliving,withtheirchallengeofficiallyendinginAugust.

4.Whydidthepairdecidetoproducefoodsontheirown?

A.TheywereisolatedbyPenderIsland.

B.Theycouldn'taffordtobuythembecausetheywereoutofwork.

C.Theybelievedit'sgoodfortheirhealth.

D.Theycouldhardlybuytheminshops.

5.Whichwordscanbeusedtodescribethecouple?

A.Richandgenerous.B.Helpfulandpositive.

C.Optimisticandself-dependent.D.Motivatedandbrave.

6.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?

A.Theirchallengemaylastaboutelevenmonthsintotal.

B.Theywerediscouragedbythedifficultyatfirst.

C.Theyhaddifficultybecausetheywantedmore.

D.Theycouldn'tadjusttheirbodiestothehardworkafterthreeweeks.

7.Inwhichcolumnmayyoureadsuchapassage?

A.Sports.B.Agriculture.

C.Lifestyle.D.Business.

C

Whengirlsplaywithcars,they'reserious.ItwasatprimaryschoolthatGuHuijingfirstbecameinterestedincarsafterwatchingsomecar-themedmovies.Bornin2004inShenzhen,Guangdongprovince,Gudecidedtomajorinautomobiles（汽车）whenshewasinjuniorhigh.

She'sdrivenbyinterest,butsheisalsoarealist.“Ithinkthefutureoftheautomobileindustryisbrightbecausewecannotlivewithoutfood,clothes,housesandcars,”shesaid.

InApril,shewonfirstprizeatacompetitionforvehiclemaintenance（车辆维修）inDongguancity,whichdrew33teamsfromdifferentcitiesacrosstheprovince.

“Ithoughtitcouldn'tbethathardtorepaircarswhenIstartedtotakecourses,butIwastotallywrong,”Gusaid.Whenshestartedlearningin2019,shewasfrequentlyconfusedbyvariousproblems.“Andcompetitionwithinourschoolisintense,soIhadtoworkextrahard,”shesaid.

Herteacheroncetriedtopersuadehertogiveupasshewasasophomore（大二学生）,andwasn'tasknowledgeableastheseniors,andnowomenhadeverbeenselectedforthecompetitionbefore.“ButIinsistedthatIwouldcarryon,”shesaid.Finally,hertrainingandhardworkwonhertheonlyplacetostandforherschoolatthecompetition.

Awomanwinningfirstprizeinavehiclemaintenancecompetitionbecameahottopicon-line,causingheateddiscussionsovergender（性别）andcareerchoices.“Womenshouldnotbeinfluencedbyold-fashionedthinking,andshoulddowhateverittakestodiscovertheirinterestsandstrengths.Therearemorepossibilitiesoutthere,”onenetizenwrote.

Gusaid,“Manypeoplethinkvehiclemaintenanceisajobformen.That'swrong.Idon'tthinkgenderhasanythingtodowithchoiceofjobs.”“IhaveagoalandIwillworkhardertomakeithappen,”sheadded.“Iwillberesponsibleformychoices.”

8.WhatwasacauseofGu'schoosingautomobilesashermajor?

A.Theloveforautomobiles.

B.Theguidancefromherparents.

C.Thehighpopularityofautomobiles.

D.Thedeterminationtocontributetosociety.

9.WhydidGu'steacheradvisehertoquitthecompetition?

A.Shelackedtheknowledgerelatedtoit.

B.Shehadnevertakenpartinacompetitionbefore.

C.Shewasunlikelytowinthecompetition.

D.Womenwerenotallowedtoenterthecompetition.

10.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesGuHuijing?

A.Creativeandcaring.B.Determinedandhard-working.

C.Independentandhumorous.D.Honestandcourageous.

11.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.ThereIsNoEndToLearning

B.TeenageGirlWinsCarRepairContest

C.VehicleMaintenanceCatchesOn

D.TakingChallengeLeadsToSuccess

D

Imaginaryfriendsinchildhoodrefertotheinvisiblebeingsthatachildgivesapersonalitytoandplayswithforoverthreemonths.

Crabbycrab（蟹）appearedonaholidayinNorwaybyrunningoutofmyfour-year-oldsonFisher'searafteranightoftearsfromanearache.Likeotherchildhoodimaginaryfriends,CrabbyshouldbeasignthatFisher'smindisgrowinganddevelopingpositively.Indeed,researchshowsthatimaginaryfriendscanhelpdevelopchildren'ssocialskills.

Researchhasshownthatthepositiveeffectsofhavingimaginaryfriendsasachildcontinueintoadulthood.Adolescentswhoremembertheirimaginaryplaymateshavebeenfoundtousemoreactivecoping（应对）styles,suchasseekingadvicefromlovedonesratherthanbottlethingsupinside.Evenadolescentswithbehavioralproblemswhohadimaginaryfriendsaschildrenhavebeenfoundtohavebettercopingskillsthroughtheteenageyears.

Scientiststhinkthiscouldbebecausetheseteenshavebeenabletoadjustthemselvestothesocialworldwithimaginationratherthanchoosetobeinvolvedinrelationshipswithmoredifficultclassmates.Itcouldalsobebecausetheimaginaryfriendshelptoreducetheseadolescents,loneliness.

Theseteensarealsomorelikelytoseekoutsocialconnections-theytendtoturntoothersforadvice.CurrentresearchbyToriWatsonistakingthisevidenceandlookingathowadolescentswhohaveimaginaryfriendsaschildrendealwithbullying（欺凌）atschool.Itisfoundthatteenswhoremembertheirimaginaryfriendsarebetteratdealingwithbullying.

WhileweknowalotaboutchildhoodimaginaryfriendssuchasCrabbyCrabandthepositiveeffectstheycanhave,thereisstillalottolearnaboutimaginaryfriends.

12.WhatisCrabbycrab?

A.ItisacrabFishercaughtinNorway.

B.ItisFisher'simaginaryfriend.

C.ItisatoyFisherlikemuch.

D.Itisacauseofearache.

13.Whydochildrenwithimaginaryfriendshavebettercopingskills?

A.Imaginaryfriendshelpimprovetheiradjustment.

B.Havingimaginaryfriendsmakesthemsmarter.

C.Theyhaveric