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届湖南省高三百校联考英语试题

2021届湖南省高三8月百校联考英语试题

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TogetfromNewYorkCity（NYC）toChicago,thereareseveraltransportationoptions.Considertheprosandconsofeachoptiontochoosethebestoneforyou.

Time

Cost

Bestfor

Train

20hours

from$70

seeingscenery

Flight

3hours

from$48,butvarieswidely

gettingtherequickly

Bus

19hours

from$38

travelersonabudget

Car

12hours

from$60

stoppingforattractions

Bytrain

TravelingbytrainfromNYCtoChicagoisarelativelylongjourney.TrainsgofromPennStationinManhattantoUnionStation.TherouteisservicedbyAmtrak,viatheLakeShoreLimitedorCardinaltoChicagoorbychangingtrainseitherinWashington,D．C．orPittsburgh.YoucanpurchaseticketsinadvancebyAmtrakorinpersonatPennStation.

Byplane

FlyingtoChicagoisthefastestandmostconvenientwaytotraveltherefromNYC．ThemajorcarriersincludeJetBlue,Delta,United,andAmericanAirlines,aswellasbudgetcarriersincludingSouthwestandSpiritAirlines.

Bybus

BusservicefromNYCtoChicagoisalongjourney,too.GreyhoundistheonlycompanythatservicesthisrouteandbusesdepartfromPortAuthorityBusTerminalinManhattanandarriveatUnionStation.ThesebusesofferWi-Fiservice.

Bycar

You'lldrivethroughNewJersey,Pennsylvania,andOhio,andthenalongtheMichiganandIndianaborderuntilyougoaroundthesoutherntipofLakeMichiganandbackupintoChicago.Whilethistripislong,themostsignificantadvantageoftravelingbycaristhatthereareafewinterestingplacestostopalongtheway.

1．HowshouldyougotoChicagofromNYCifyouwanttosavemoney?

A．Bytrain.B．Byplane.C．Bybus.D．Bycar.

2．AtwhichplacecanyoubuytrainticketstoChicago?

A．UnionStation.B．PennStation.C．Delta.D．Greyhound.

3．WhatistheadvantageofdrivingtoChicagofromNYC?

A．Savingmoremoney.

B．Spendinglesstime.

C．Stoppingtoenjoyscenery.

D．StayinginNYCforalongtime.

Ijusthadasnowstormthatpiledupeightinchesofsnow.Ittrulywasawinterwonderland,andtherewaswhitebeautyeverywhere.SinceIdidn'thaveanythingtodothatday,Ireallyenjoyedit.

Butthenthesecondsnowstormarrivedthatnight,pilingadditionalinchesofsnowontopofthesnowbanksthatwerealreadythere.Andthenontheeveningnews,theweathercastgaveusanoticethatstillanothersnowstormwasheadedourway.ThenIfeltdespondent.Ihadthingstodoandplacestogo.Afterdaysofbeingsnowbound,IfeltlikeIwasunderhousearrest.Iwasstuck.

Aplacestuckisn'tafunplacetobe,whetherit'sfromasnowstormorfromlifecircumstancessuchasabadrelationship,billsthatseemtotoweroverourheads,orsituationswhereweseenowayout.Allofuswillfeelstuckatonetimeoranother,butit'showwerespondthatmakesthedifference.

IhadafriendnamedHannah.Shewasstuckintheheartbreakingworldofinfertility（不孕）.Shelongedforachildmorethananything.Insteadofacceptingdefeat,sheactedsincerely.ThinkaboutNelsonMandelainadarkprison.Itwasaseeminglyhopelessplace,butinsteadofbecomingdepressedorbitter,hekeptfightingforfreedom.Yes,hekeptfightingtogetthesuccess.

Circumstancescannotdefineus,butourreactionsdo.Eachofthosemenandwomenlearnedimportantlessonsintheir"stuck"situations,andwecanaswell.

4．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"despondent"inparagraph2mean?

A．Unhappy.B．Unusual.C．Ambitious.D．Energetic.

5．Whatdoestheauthorintendtodoinparagraph3?

A．Summarizethepreviousparagraphs.

B．Providesomeadviceforthereaders.

C．Introducesomebackgroundinformation.

D．Formaconnectinglinkofthecontext.

6．WhydoestheauthormentionHannahandNelsonMandela?

A．Tointroducetwogreatcelebrities.

B．Tointroducethewaytobefamous.

C．Toshowtheirdifferentcircumstances.

D．Toshowhowtorespondtodifficultsituations.

7．What'sthebesttitleforthetext?

A．Don'tbedefeatedbyfailure

B．Don'tbetrappedbysnow

C．Enjoythewhitebeauty

D．Keepcalminthewinter

InanewstudypublishedontheJournalofAuianBiology,researchersattheNationalAutonomousUniversityofMexicotrackedthebehaviorofhousefinches（雀）onthemaincampusoftheuniversity,inMexicoCity.

Theteamcreatedanartificialnestlining（内衬）,whichincludesfeathers,cotton,hairandcigaretteends.Then,afterthebirds'eggshadhatched,theyreplacedtheoriginalliningwiththenewone,tomakesurethenestswerepestfree.Theresearchersthenaddedlivetickstothemix,whiledeadtickswereaddedtootherlinings.

Itseemsthaturbanhousefinchesusemorecigaretteendstolinetheirnestswhenthey'vebeeninvadedbyticks.And,thosewhosenestsweregivenliveticksincreasedtheircigaretteendweightbyabout40percentmorethanthosewheredeadtickshadbeenused,accordingtoNewScientist.Thetechniqueislikelyaformofself-medication,theexpertsexplain,asit'sthoughtthatthechemicalsincigaretteendscanhelptokeepoffthepests.

Whilethisbehaviormayhaveitsbenefits,theresearcherssayit'salsopossiblethattheuseofcigaretteendsinthenestscouldhavenegativeeffects."Itisamatterofconcernthatcigaretteends,beingpoisonous,arepartofhousefinchnestsinMexicoCity,"theauthorsexplaininthepaper,"butwehavenotcomeacrossevidenceoflong-termcostsofusingthismaterial."

Accordingtotheresearchers,athoroughevaluationwillbenecessarytodeterminetherealeffectsofusingcigaretteends,whethertheyarepositiveornot.Buttheyexplain,thefindingsdosuggestthatthecigaretteendsarelinkedtothepresenceofticksandlikelyplayaroleinkeepingthemaway.

8．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"themix"inparagraph2referto?

A．Theformernests.B．Theartificiallining.

C．Thecigaretteends.D．Theoriginallining.

9．Whatisparagraph3mainlyabout?

A．Thefindingsoftheexperiment.B．Theapplicationoftheresearchfindings.

C．Thetheoryrelatedtotherecentresearch.D．Thereasonsforhousefinchesusingcigaretteends.

10．Whatdidhousefinchesdowhenlivetickswerefoundintheirnests?

A．Eatthemout.B．Dustthemoff.

C．Buildfirmernests.D．Usemorecigaretteends.

11．Whichwordbestdescribestheauthor'sattitudetothestudy?

A．Skeptical.B．Conservative.C．Objective.D．Tolerant.

Carscouldsoonbecommunicatingwitheachotherusing5Gtomakedriversawareofupcomingdangers,scientistsclaim.Theultra-fastmobileInternetwouldallowforrapidinformationtransmissionandcouldmakedriversawareofblackice,potholesorotherdangersupahead.

Severalcarmanufacturersarealreadyintegrating5Gintotheirvehicles,includingasatooltowelcomethecomingofself-drivingvehicles.Expertsbelievethehigh-speedconnectionwillalsoimprovethereliabilityandcapabilityofautomatedvehiclestothepointwheretheywillbesaferthanthemanualcarsbeingdriventoday.Theypredictthenumberofroadtrafficaccidents—whichaccordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization（WHO）accountformorethan1.3milliondeathsandupto50millionpeopleinjuredworldwideeveryyear—willdropthoroughlyasaresult.

DrDimitriosLiarokapis,amemberoftheresearchgroup,said:

"Withthehelpof5G,anearlywarningsystemthatalerts（给……报警）driversispossiblewithinthenextfewyears.Carsthatarecloseenoughtothedangerareawillsendwarningmessagestoothercarsaroundthemusingshort-rangecommunicationtechnologies,butalsotocarsfurtherawayusing5G,fastandreliably.Thenthosecarswilltransmitthesameinformationtocarsnearthemandsoon,formingajoined-up,multi-vehiclecommunicationchainthatstretchesfarandwide."

AutomotivegiantFordisalreadyworkingonconnectedcars.Earlierthisyearitrevealeditsintentiontofit80percentofits2020vehicleswithtechnologythatwarnsdriversaboutupcomingroadaccidents,badweatherandtrafficjams.Thesystempoolsdatafromotherconnectedroadusers,emergencyservicesandtheauthoritiesandsendsitfromtheclouddirectlytothecar.Alertsareshownonthecar'sdashboarddisplaywarningthedriveraboutwhatliesaroundthecorner.

12．Howcan5Ghelpreduceroadaccidents?

A．ByofferingthefastmobileInternet.

B．Byhelpingdriversovercomedangers.

C．Byofferingpracticalsafetyprograms.

D．ByhelpingWHOcalculatetrafficaccidents.

13．Whatisthefunctionofthecommunicationchain?

A．Totrackotherdrivers.

B．Tosendwarningmessages.

C．Tocollectdrivers'information.

D．Tosendthetrafficsituationtothepolice.

14．Whatcanweexpectofthecarsinthefuture?

A．Theywillbesafer.

B．Theymaybebigger.

C．Theymayreplaceothervehicles.

D．Theywillbemorepersonalized.

15．Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A．CarsofFordarethemostintelligent.

B．Warningmessagesareshownonphones.

C．Fordisthefirstproducertouse5G.

D．Connectedcarsareequippedwith5G.

二、七选五

Therearelotsofthingstopayattentiontowhenthenewschoolyearstarts.Althoughitisexcitingforstudents,thisyearlytransitioncanalsobeabigsourceofstress.16．Herearesomewaystomakeyourback-to-schoolexperienceassmoothaspossible.

Getorganized.17．Youcansetupasystemthatyoucanuserightfromthebeginningoftheterm.Somestudentsfindthatacolorfulbinder（活页夹）helpsthemkeepalltheirassignmentsinorder.Othersmightbenefitfromkeepingaweeklyplaninanotebook.

Makeaschedule.Outlineadailyplanforschoolprojects,socialeventsandactivities.Makesureyourecordyourassignmentsinthesameplaceeveryweek.Next,wesuggestseparatingassignmentsintosmaller,manageablesteps,andt