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1、2021年湖北高考英语试卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分7.5 分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第 一 节（共 5 小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5 分）听下面5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题，每段对话仅读一遍。例：How much is the shirt?A.fl9.15.B.f9.18.C.9.15.答案是（1 .（）（1.5 分）Why did the woman go to M allorca?A.To teac

2、h Spanish.B.To look for a job.C.To see a friend.2.（）（1.5 分）What does the man ask the woman to do?A.Take him to hospital.B.Go to a class with him.C.Submit a report for him.3.（）（1.5 分）Who will look after the children?A.J ennifer.B.Suzy.C.M arie.4.（）（L5 分）What are the speakers going to do?A.Drive home.

3、B.Go shopping.C.Eat out.5.（）（1.5 分）What are the speakers talking about?A.How to fry fish.B.How to make coffee.C.How to remove a bad smell.第 二 节（共 5 小题；每小题3 分，满分22.5 分）听下面5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5 秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。6.（）（3 分）听材料，回答各题。（1）W

4、hen does Gomez watch a football game on TV?A.When he fails to get a ticket.B.When the stadium is crowded.C.When his friends are too busy.(2)How much did Gomez pay for the football game last time?A.$20.B.$25.C.$50.7.()(4.5分)听材料，回答各题。(1)What did Alex do in the afternoon?A.He had a walk.B.He went hunti

5、ng.C.He planted trees.(2)What did Alex bring back?A.F lowers.B.Leaves.C.Books.(3)What was Bob doing when Alex saw him?A.F ishing.B.Taking pictures.C.Swimming.8.()(4.5 分)听材料，回答各题。(1)What did David do on his most recent holiday?A.He had a boat trip.B.He took a balloon flight.C.He climbed a mountain.(2

6、)What is on David*s list?A.Gifts he needed to buy.B.Things he wished to do.C.Dates he had to remember.(3)Where does the woman suggest David go for his next holiday?A.Australia.B.California.C.The Amazon.9.()(6分)听材料，回答各题。(1)Why did Sarah make the phone call?A.To ask a favor.B.To pass on a message.C.To

7、 make an appointment.(2)Where is Sarah now?A.In Brighton.B.At her home.C.At the Shelton Hotel.(3)What time is M ichael leaving his place tomorrow morning?A.At 7：40.B.At 8：00.C.At 8：20.（4）What is the probable relationship between J ohn and Sarah?A.Neighbors.B.F ellow workers.C.Husband and wife.10.（）（

8、4.5分）听材料，回答各题。（1）What do most people think is very important in spoken communication?A.Pronunciation.B.Vocabulary.C.Grammar.（2）Why should you listen to experts according to the speaker?A.To develop your reading fluency.B.To improve your note-taking skills.C.To find out your mispronunciations.（3）What

9、 is the speakers last suggestion?A.Spell out the difficult words.B.Check the words in a dictionary.C.Practice reading the words aloud.第二部分阅读（共两节）第 一 节（共4小 题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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。11.（）（7.5 分）Rome can be pricey for travelers,which is why many chooseto stay in a hostel（旅社）.Th

10、e hostels in Rome offer a bed in a dorm room foraround$25 a night,and for that,you*11 often get to stay in a central location（位置）with security and comfort.Y ellow HostelIf I had to make just one recommendation for where to stay in Rome,it would beY ellow F lostel.It,s one of the best-rated hostels i

11、n the city,and for goodreason.Its affordable,and its got a fun atmosphere without being too noisy.As anadded bonus,it*s close to the main train station.Hoslcl Alessandro PalaceIf you love social hostels,this is the best hostel for you in Rome.HostelAlessandro Palace is fun.Staff members hold plenty

12、of bar events for guests likefree shots,bar crawls and karaoke.There*s also an area on the rooftop for hangingout with other travelers during the summer.Y outh Station HostelIf youre looking for cleanliness and a modern hostel,look no further than Y outhStation.It offers beautiful furnishings and be

13、ds.There are plenty of otherbenefits,too；it doesnt charge city tax；i t has both air conditioning and a heaterfor the rooms；it also has free Wi-F i in every room.Hotel and Hostel Des ArtistesHotel and Hostel Des Artistes is located just a 1O-minute walk from the centralcity station and its close to a

14、ll of the citys main attractions.The staff isfriendly and helpful,providing you with a map of the city when you arrive,andoffering advice if you require some.However,you need to pay 2 euros a day for Wi-F i.(1)What is probably the major concern of travelers who choose to stay in a hostel?CA.Comfort.

15、B.Security.C.Price.D.Location.(2)Which hotel best suits people who enjoy an active social life?_ BA.Y ellow Hostel.B.Hostel Alessandro Palace.C.Y outh Station Hostel.D.Hotel and Hostel Des Artistes.(3)What is the disadvantage of Hotel and Hostel Des Artistes?_ CA.It gets noisy at night.B.Its staff i

16、s too talkative.C.It charges for Wi-F i.D.Its inconveniently located.12.()(10 分)By day,Robert Titterton is a lawyer.In his spare time thoughhe goes on stage beside pianist M aria Raspopova-not as a musician but as her pageturner.Im not a trained musician,but Ive learnt to read music so I can helpM a

17、ria in her performance./zM r Titterton is chairman of the Omega Ensemble but has been the groups officialpage turner for the past four years.His job is to sit beside the pianist and turnthe pages of the score so the musician doesn，t have to break the flow of sound bydoing it themselves.He said he be

18、came just as nervous as those playing instrumentson stage.A lot of skills are needed for the job.Y ou have to make sure you don，t turn twopages at once and make sure you find the repeats in the music when you have to goback to the right spot.M r Titterton explained.Being a page turner requires plent

19、yof practice.Some pieces of music can go for 40 minutes and require up to 50 pageturns,including back turns for repeat passages.Silent onstage communication iskey,and each pianist has their own style of nodding to indicate a page turn whichthey need to practise with their page turner.But like all pe

20、rformances,there are moments when things go wrong.I was turningthe page to get ready for the next page,but the draft wind from the turn caused thespare pages to fall off the stand,“M r Titterton said,“Luckily I was able to catchthem and put them back.z，M ost page turners are piano students or up-and

21、-coming concert pianists,although M sRaspopova has once asked her husband to help her out on stage.M y husband is the worst page turner,she laughed.Hes interested in themusic,feeling every note,and I have to say:Turn,turn!Robert is the best pageturner Ive had in my entire life.”（1）What should Titter

22、ton be able to do to be a page turner?_ AA.Read music.B.Play the piano.C.Sing songs.D.F ix the instruments.（2）Which of the following best describes Tittertons job on stage?_ CA.Boring.B.Well-paid.C.Demanding.D.Dangerous.（3）What does Titterton need to practise?_ BA.Counting the pages.B.Recognizing th

23、e nodding”.C.Catching falling objects.D.Performing in his own style.（4）Why is M s Raspopovas husband the worse page turner?_ DA.He has very poor eyesight.B.He ignores the audience.C.He has no interest in music.D.He forgets to do his job.13.（）（10 分）When the explorers first set foot upon the continent

24、 of NorthAmerica,the skies and lands were alive with an astonishing variety of wildlife.Native Americans had taken care of these precious natural resources wisely.Unfortunately,it took the explorers and the settlers who followed only a fewdecades to decimatea large part of these resources.M i 1 lion

25、s of waterfowl（水禽）were killed at the hands of market hunters and a handful of overly ambitioussportsmen.M illions of acres of wetlands were dried to feed and house the ever-increasing populations,greatly reducing waterfowl habitat（栖息地）.In 1934,with the passage of the M igratory Bird Hunting Stamp Ac

26、t（Act）,anincreasingly concerned nation took firm action to stop the destruction of migratory（迁徙的）water fowl and the wetlands so vital to their survival.Under this Act,all waterfowl hunters 16 years of age and over must annually purchase and carry aF ederal Duck Stamp.The very first F ederal Duck Sta

27、mp was designed by J.N.DingDariing,a political cartoonist from Des M oines,Iowa,who at that time was appointedby President F ranklin Roosevelt as Director of the Bureau of Biological Survey.Hunters willingly pay the stamp price to ensure the survival of our naturalresources.About 98 cents of every d

28、uck stamp dollar goes directly into the M igratory BirdConservation F und to purchase wetlands and wildlife habitat for inclusion into theNational Wildlife Refuge System-a fact that ensures this land will be protectedand available for all generations to come.Since 1934,better than half a billiondoll

29、ars has gone into that F und to purchase more than 5 million acres of habitat.Little wonder the F ederal Duck Stamp Program has been called one of the mostsuccessful conservation programs ever initiated.（1）What was a cause of the waterfowl population decline in North America?_ AA.Loss of wetlands.B.

30、Popularity of water sports.C.Pollution of rivers.D.Arrival of other wild animals.（2）What does the underlined word decimate mean in the first paragraph?_ CA.Acquire.B.Export.C.Destroy.D.Distribute.（3）What is a direct result of the Act passed in 1934?_ DA.The stamp price has gone down.B.The migratory

31、birds have flown away.C.The hunters have stopped hunting.D.The government has collected money.（4）Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?_ AA.The F ederal Duck Stamp StoryB.The National Wildlife Refuge SystemC.The Benefits of Saving WaterfowlD.The History of M igratory Bird Hunting14

32、.（）（10 分）Popularization has in some cases changed the originalmeaning of emotional（情感的）intelligence.M any people now misunderstandemotional intelligence as almost everything desirable in a persons makeup thatcannot be measured by an IQ test,such as character,motivation,confidence,mentalstability,opt

33、imism and people skills.Research has shown that emotional skillsmay contribute to some of these qualities,but most of them move far beyond skillbased emotional intelligence.We prefer to describe emotional intelligence as a specific set of skills thatcan be used for either good or bad purposes.The ab

34、ility to accurately understandhow others are feeling may be used by a doctor to find how best to help herpatients,while a cheater might use it to control potential victims.Beingemotionally intelligent does not necessarily make one a moral person.Although popular beliefs regarding emotional intellige

35、nce run far ahead of whatresearch can reasonably support,the overall effects of the publicity have beenmore beneficial than harmful.The most positive aspect of this popularization is anew and much needed emphasis（重视）on emotion by employers,educators and othersinterested in promoting social well-bein

36、g.The popularization of emotionalintelligence has helped both the public and researchers re-evaluate thefunctionality of emotions and how they serve people adaptively in everyday life.Although the continuing popular appeal of emotional intelligence is desirable,we hope that such attention will excit

37、e a greater interest in the scientific andscholarly study of emotion.It is our hope that in coming decades,advances inscience will offer new perspectives(视角)from which to study how people managetheir lives.Emotional intelligence,with its focus on both head and heart,mayserve to point us in the right

38、 direction.(1)What is a common misunderstanding of emotional intelligence?_ DA.It can be measured by an IQ test.B.It helps to exercise a person,s mind.C.It includes a set of emotional skills.D.It refers to a person*s positive qualities.(2)Why does the author mention doctor and cheater in paragraph 2

39、?_ BA.To explain a rule.B.To clarify a concept.C.To present a fact.D.To make a prediction.(3)What is the author*s attitude to the popularization of emotional intelligence?AA.F avorable.B.Intolerant.C.Doubtful.D.Unclear.(4)What does the last paragraph mainly talk about concerning emotionalintelligenc

40、e?_ BA.Its appeal to the public.B.Expectations for future studies.C.Its practical application.D.Scientists with new perspectives.第 二 节（每小题2.5 分，满 分 12.5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。15.()(12.5 分)M y husband and I just spent a week in Paris.(1)_ FSo the first thing we did was rent a fan

41、tastically expensive sixth-floor apartmentthe size of a cupboard.It was so tiny that we had to leave our suitcases in thehallway.The place wasnt entirely authentic,though.Unlike a normal Parisian apartment,theplumbing(水管)worked.(2)_ C_ Our building even had a tiny lift with afemale voice that said,Z

42、/Ouverture des portes,“in perfect F rench.That is the onlyF rench phrase I mastered,and its a shame I don，t have much use for it.Parisians are different from you and me.They never look lazy or untidy.As someonenoted in this paper a couple of weeks ago,they eat great food and never gain weight.（3）G F

43、 rench strawberries do not taste like cardboard.Instead,they explodein your mouth like little flavor bombs.（4）E On our first morning in Paris,I went around the corner to thefood market to pick some groceries.I bought a handful of perfectly ripe smallstrawberries and a little sweet melon.M y husband

44、and I agreed they were the bestfruit we had ever eaten.But they cost$18!In F rance,quality of life is much more important than efficiency（效率）.Y ou cantell this by cafe life.F rench cafes are always crowded.（5）A When do thesepeople work?The F rench take their 35-hour workweek seriously-so seriously t

45、hatsome labor unions recently struck a deal with a group of companies limiting thenumber of hours that independent contractors can be on call.A.Not all the customers are tourists.B.The quality of life in F rance is equally excellent.C.There was a nice kitchen and a comfortable bed.D.The amazing food

46、 is mainly consumed by local farmers.E.Thats not the only reason the F rench eat less than we do.F.Our aim was to see if we could live,in some way,like real Parisians.G.The food is so delicious that you don，t need much of it to make you happy.第 三 部 分 语 言 运 用（共两节）第 一 节（满 分1 5分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选

47、项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。16.（）（15 分）M y life as a tax-paying employed person began in middle school,when,for three whole days,I worked in a baking factory.M y best friend Betsys father was a manager at Hough Bakeries,which,at Eastertime,（1）C little bunny（兔子）cakes for all its（2）A throughoutCleveland.It happe

48、ned that the plant downtown neededhelp during our spring break,for which I had no（4）favorite records.T d（5）_ B_ minimum wage.IdA.M y parents thought all of this was a grand ideatheir（7）_ B_.Our（8）C in the factory were simple:Placeeight kids for（3）_ DA beyond listening to mysee how a factory（6）and ca

49、lled Betsys dad withcakes on a moving belt.Attach icing（糖霜）ears.Apply icing eyes and nose.（9）belt.This waspile up.As Ihigh-pressureDad（13）（14）Dmade you（15）told me.（10）A than it sounds.（11）_ D_ bunny from theB a bit and the cakestold my parents at dinner that first night,it was all a little morethan

50、Id（12）_ C _ .B.The son of a grocer,hed spent the summers of his childhoodfood in Bernardsville,New J ersey.This was the sort of work that_ D_ the dollars you earned and respect those who did the work,heA.soldB.orderedC.madeD.reservedA.storesB.familiesC.schoolsD.citizensA.generousB.financialc.technic