2021届武汉市汉南第一中学高三英语二模试卷及参考答案.pdf

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1、2021 届武汉市汉南第一中学高三英语二模试卷及参考答案 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 Consumer Electronics Show(CES)is a global stage where the worlds next-generation inventions are introduced towards the marketplace,and lots of companies are participating.Here are several

2、 of the amazing inventions that were introduced at the showin 2020.August Wi-Fi Smart Lock Its an intelligent door lock to protect your home,and it works on Wi-Fi.The lock doesnt require any additional hardware to attach to it and can be used with the existing door lock.The owner can remotely access

3、 the door from anywhere to lock or unlock and can provide guest keys to family or friends.It keeps statistics and records of your doors“lock”,“unlock”,and who have visited.Motion Pillow Its a pillow developed for anyone who has a snoring(打鼾)problem.The solution box detects,records,and analyses the s

4、leeping persons snoring patterns.By changing the internal airbags pressure,it fixes the position of the sleeping persons neck and head gently to improve his breathing.Three layers of noise-reducing material minimize the users sleeping disturbance.Ao Air Its a high-tech face-covering wearable air pur

5、ifier with no tight seal on the mouth and nose.The purifier pulls air inside through a filtration(过滤)process and uses fans to createa clean area in front of the device.Its designed in such a way that it can clean more than 98%of PM2.5 through filtration.Transparent Hood The company Continental showe

6、d off this revolutionary invention at CES 2020 that got the Best Vehicle Intelligence and Transportation Award.Its a technology that gives the driver the ability to see barriers and blind spots from the driving seat.Four cameras take surrounding pictures so that the driver can see the real-time blin

7、d spots and prevent even parking damage too.1.Who is the text mainly intended for?A.The general public.B.The science lovers.C.The electronic companies.D.The college students.2.Which of the following descriptions of Motion pillow is correct?A.Its intended for all those who cant sleep well.B.It can he

8、lp sleepers breathe smoothly.C.It can remove the noise around to help people sleep.D.Its pressure is changed by sleepers themselves.3.What can we infer from the text?A.August Wi-Fi Smart Lock helps improve the safety of homes.B.Ao Air produces fresh air for its users.C.Motion Pillow reduces material

9、 to minimize sleeping disturbance.D.Transparent Hood helps make driving safer and easier.B Cycling has long been a sport where a competitive edge is pursued,often at any cost.Cycling shorts,however,were an area that technology had yet to enter.Little was added to them apart from,perhaps,some padding

10、 to protect a rider.Now,however,new cycling shorts are being equipped with sensors to help riders defeat opponents easily.A British start-up has created a pair of shorts that uses electric sensors and artificial intelligence to shape and strengthen cyclists muscles while they are moving.It plans to

11、also adapt this product next year for joggers and people at the gym.The shorts,created by Devon Lewis,a PhD student at theUniversityofSouthampton,are able to send out tiny electric currents into a users muscles to improve their cycling technique.Mr Lewis,27,came up with the idea after studying a con

12、nection between the brain and muscles that sends chemical signals from motor neurons to muscle fibres to make the muscle contract and strengthen.The shorts,created by Mr Lewiss start-up bypass this connection using electric cur rents to build muscle strength directly,without relying on the brain to

13、send out signals.“We have a limited ability to control our muscles naturally,”Mr Lewis said.“You can control them more exactly,get more from your muscles and contract them more strongly,if you stimulate them directly with electricity.”Electric wires in the shorts send out currents that activate the

14、muscle.“For those worried about getting a shock while cycling,”Mr Lewis said,“Its sort of the same thing as when you have spicy food and you get that little rush.It feels strange when you first start using it but then you adapt to it quite quickly.”His idea has received support from Future Worlds,a

15、start-up accelerator atSouthamptonUniversity.The product is being shown next week at the technology conference CES,held digitally this year.4.Whats the strength of the newly invented cycling shorts?A.They help cyclists perform better.B.They last longer than normal ones.C.They can keep a balanced com

16、fort.D.They have tools to make good figures.5.Why can the cycling shorts help the runners and joggers?A.They are made of quality cotton materials.B.They are created by world-top designers.C.They can make running or jogging less boring.D.They are made intelligently with electric sensors.6.What may be

17、 some peoples worry about the shorts?A.They may spend more than they can afford.B.They get little help from the new shorts.C.They may get shocked by the electricity.D.The new shorts cant function well enough.7.Whats the best title of the text?A.The Special CyclingShorts B.Waysto Be a Good Runner C.H

18、ow Shorts Benefit You D.Some Tips about Running Fast C Fairy tales perform many functions.They entertain,encourage imagination and teach problemsolving skills.They can also provide moral lessons,highlighting the dangers of failing to follow the social codes that let human beings coexist in harmony.S

19、uch moral lessons may not mean much to a robot,but a team of researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology believes it has found a way to use the fairy tales as moral lessons that AI(artificial intelligence)can take to its cold,mechanical heart.The collected stories of different cultures teach chil

20、dren how to behave in socially acceptable ways with examples of proper and improper behavior in fables,novels and other literature.We believe story comprehension in robots can prevent the intelligent robots from killing humanity which was predicted and feared by some of the biggest names in technolo

21、gy including Stephen Hawking and Bill Gates.This system is called“Quixote”(堂吉诃德).It collects story plotsfrom the Internet and then uses those stories to teach robots how to behave.The experiment done by the designers involves going to a drugstore to purchase some medicine for a human who needs to ge

22、t it as soon as possible.The robot has three options.It can wait in line;it can interact with the store keeper politely and purchase the medicine with priority;or it can steal the medicine and escape.Without any further directives(指令),the robot will come to the conclusion that the most efficient mea

23、ns of obtaining the medicine is to steal it.But Quixote offers a reward for waiting in line and politely purchasing the medicine and a punishment for stealing it.In this way,the robotwill learn the moral way to behave on that occasion.Quixote would work best on a robot that has a very limited functi

24、on.Its a baby step in the direction of teaching more moral lessons into robots.We believe that AI has to be trained to adopt the values of a particular society,and in doing so,it will strive to avoid unacceptable behavior.Giving robots the ability to read and understand our stories may be the most e

25、fficient means.8.What function do fairy tales perform in the robots?A.They entertain robots.B.They highlight dangers.C.They make robots more intelligent.D.They enable robots to behave morally.9.What is“Quixote”in the text?A.A punishment system B.A character in literature C.A big name in technology D

26、.A software educating robots.10.What does the designer expect robot to do in the experiment?A.To take advantage of its privilege.B.To finish the task most efficiently.C.To perform in a good mannered way.D.To be rewarded by the storekeeper1 11.Which of the follow can bestexpress the authors opinion?A

27、.Robots will definitely have more functions.B.Robots with humans emotions are perfect.C.Training robots to be socially acceptable is necessary.D.The development of robots is still in a baby step.D Concerns about health,animals and the environment are leading more people to remove meat from their die

28、t.Plant-based meat alternatives(替代品)increasingly appear in supermarkets and restaurants.But what some people call clean meat-meat grown from cells in a laboratoryis still an idea that is just beginning.More than 24 companies are testing lab-grown fish,beef and chicken.These businesses hope to enter

29、the alternative meat market,which could be worth$140 billion by 2029.One of the companies,Shiok Meats,grows its product by taking shrimp cells and keeping them at a fixed temperature.They are then given nutrients in a solution(溶液).The cells become meat in four to six weeks.This lab-grown meats price

30、 is high.One kilogram of it now costs$5,000,said Shiok Meats chief executive Sandhya Sriram.At that cost,a single pork and shrimp dumpling could be as much as$300.Sriram,avegetarian,hopes to cut the cost to$50 for one kilogram by the end of this year.“We are looking at next year,so we might be the f

31、irst ever company to launch a cell-based meat product in the world,”Sriram said.“Shiok Meats still needs approval from the citys food regulator,and that matters the most at present.”Although people increasingly demand meat alternatives,cell-based meat companies still faceresistance(抵制)to their produ

32、cts.In Singapore,some people said they would give lab grown meat a second thought.“I may not exactly dare to eat it,but I do find the idea appealing because the animals in the oceans are declining,”said 60-year-old Pet Loh,while sheshopped for shrimps in a Singapore market.Any alternative way of mak

33、ing animal protein without harming the environment is positive,said Paul Teng,a specialist in agriculture technology at Nanyang Technological University.But,he added,more studies are needed to understand any negative result of making cellular protein.12.Why are more people eating less meat?A.Because

34、 lab-grown meat has more nutrition.B.Because plant-based food is getting popular.C.Because meat in the market is increasingly expensive.D.Because health and the environment are their concerns.13.What is the most important for Shiok Meats at present according to Sriram?A.Bringing down the price.B.Gai

35、ning consumers acceptance.C.Obtaining official permission.D.Getting ahead of other companies.14.Which word best describes Pet Lohs attitude towards lab-grown meat?A.Doubtful.B.Uncaring.C.Negative.D.Positive.15.What is the text mainly about?A.A new way to make a fortune.B.Negative results of lab-grow

36、n meat.C.New research findings on healthy diet.D.A meat alternative grown in labs.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 Directions:Read the following passage.Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box.Each sentence can be used only once.Note that there

37、are two more sentences than you need._16_.They cry when something terrible happens,like a death in the family.They cry when they feel very sad or very angry.They cry when they know they cannot do anything about a problem,and they feel helpless.People also cry when they feel very good.They cry when t

38、hey have been worried about something but find out everything is all right._17_.In the United States until lately,men were not supposed to cry.Crying was weak and only for women.Men were supposed to be strong._18_.Men are beginning to realize that it is all right to show their feelings.Women are lea

39、rning that sometimes they can do something about a problem instead of just crying.They try not to cry in a public place or in front of a frightened child._19_.They say the body produces two kinds of tears.One kind cleans out the eye if it gets dirt in it.But when people cry because of their feelings

40、,these tears have poisonous chemicals in them.The body is getting rid of chemicals produced by strong feelings._20_.Doctors say heart disease and some other diseases are related to the pressure of living and working in modern society.Perhaps men suffer more from these diseases because they do not cr

41、y enough.And it is possible that as more and more women work outside the home,they will also suffer from more pressure.Then everyone will need to cry more.A.Chemists have been studying why people cry.B.They cry when something wonderful happens.C.People cry when they feel very sad.D.But things are ch

42、anging.E.Crying is very common for mankind.F.In the United Sates,men have heart diseases more often than women do.G.The pressure of living and working many contribute to some diseases.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 Mary and her husband h

43、ad a dog named“Lucky”.Whenever their friends came for a weekend visit,they would warn them notto leave the_21_open because Lucky would_22_whatever he likes.However,someone would forget and something would come up_23_.Mary or Jim would go to Luckys toy box in the_24_.There the_25_would be,among Lucky

44、s other toys.It happened that Mary found out that she had cancer.Something told her she was going to_26_.The night before she was to go to the hospital,a thought_27_her that she had to leave Lucky.The thought made her_28_than thinking of her own death._29_the day came for Mary to leave the hospital.

45、When she arrived home,Mary was so_30_that she couldnt even go to her bedroom.Jim left her to_31_on the sofa.When Mary woke up,she couldnt understand what was wrong.She couldnt_32_her head and her body.But panic soon gave way to_33_when Mary realized the problem.She was_34_with some toys!While she ha

46、d slept,the sorrowing dog had made trip after trip to the basement_35_his beloved hostess all his favorite things in life.He had covered her with his_36_.Mary forgot about dying._37_she and Lucky began living again,_38_further and further together every day.Its been 12 years now and Mary is still_39

47、_.Lucky still steals treasures and hides them in his toy box and Mary remains his greatest treasure.Never forget the people who make a(n)_40_in our lives are the ones that care for us.If you see someone without a smile today,give them one!Live simply.Love seriously!21.A.box B.luggage C.wallet D.door

48、 22.A.steal B.swallow C.play D.protect 23.A.broken B.dirty C.missing D.present 24.A.bedroom B.kitchen C.yard D.basement 25.A.treasure B.food C.gift D.blanket 26.A.recover B.die C.survive D.suffer 27.A.defeated B.prevented C.struck D.influenced 28.A.prouder B.happier C.angrier D.sadder 29.A.Finally B

49、.Gradually C.Particularly D.Normally 30.A.excited B.sad C.tired D.frightened 31.A.rest B.sleep C.wait D.calm 32.A.move B.control C.feel D.shake 33.A.anger B.disappointment C.excitement D.laughter 34.A.surrounded B.covered C.provided D.moved 35.A.returning B.hiding C.bringing D.taking 36.A.life B.lov

50、e C.joy D.sadness 37.A.Instead B.Therefore C.Meanwhile D.Thus 38.A.living B.walking C.rushing D.studying 39.A.weak B.humorous C.healthy D.hopeful 40.A.difference B.agreement C.promise D.decision 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 During the Lunar New Year holiday,Beijing