1、阅读理解专题 湖北省七市(州)教科研协作体 2021 届高三 3 月联考英语试题 第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 37.5 分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Who we are The United Nations is an international organization founded in 1945 and committed to maintaining international peace and security; developing friendly relations among nations; pro
2、moting social progress, better living standards and human rights. The issues on our agenda are complicated and diverse, as are the careers we offer. Management and Administration Network Education: Business or Public Administration, Finance, Economics, Sociology, Social Work, Psychology, Commerce, L
3、aw, or related fields. Posting title: Executive office of the secretary-general Duty station: New York Posting period: 2 May 2021 30 June 2021 Political, Peace and Humanitarian Network Education: Political Science, Law, International Relations, Public Administration, Business Administration, Economi
4、cs, or related fields. Posting title: Intern political affairs Duty station: Vienna Posting period: 17 October 2020 30 June 2021 Legal Network Education: Law, Business Administration, International Relations, Political Science, Public Administration, or related fields. Posting title: Legal officer D
5、uty station: Montreal Posting period: 14 December 2020 27 January 2021 Economic, Social and Development Network Education: Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, Public Administration, Political Science, Business Administration, Law, Public Finance, or related fields. Posting title: Intern environment
6、affairs Duty station: Incheon Posting period: 2 October 2020 30 December 2021 1. What department will you join as a student of psychology? A. Management and Administration Network. B. Political, Peace and Humanitarian Network. C. Legal Network. D. Economic, Social and Development Network. 2. Which p
7、osition will you apply for if you want to work in Vienna? A. Executive office of the secretary-general. B. Intern political affairs. C. Legal officer. D. Intern environment affairs. 3. Which position has the longest application period? A. Executive office of the secretary-general. B. Intern politica
8、l affairs. C. Legal officer. D. Intern environment affairs. B Giuseppe Patern achieved the dream of a lifetime: He got a university degree when he was 97. Mr. Paterns graduation has inspired news coverage around the world, partly because of his age. Mr. Patern has seemed to get around the many diffi
9、culties he has faced in his lifetime. Studying had been his passion since he was a small child, he said, “but unfortunately life betrayed me.” Born in Palermo in 1923, he was the first of seven children in a very poor family. His dad worked at a job on a farm, and his mother took care of these child
10、ren at home. Mr. Patern began working soon after finishing primary school. “The family was large, there was only one paycheck, we were under fascism ( 法 西 斯 主 义 ), and times were tough,” he said. Eventually he ended up at a publishing house, where the boss persuaded his father to send him back to sc
11、hool for a three-year vocational degree. Mr. Patern then worked for an insurance agency while he took private classes to become a telegraph operator. The job also opened doors to the State Railways company, where he worked for more than four decades. In 1951, with a wife and two small children at ho
12、me, he earned a high school degree as a surveyor, which led to an office job at State Railways. It was only after he retired, in the mid-1980s, that he returned to his books, taking theology courses through the Archdiocese of Palermo after a chance meeting with a professor of history who urged him t
13、o follow his passion. Mr. Micari, the president of the University of Palermo, congratulated Mr. Patern on finishing his degree with a near-perfect grade point average. “A graduate at this age, who has all this passion, this enthusiasm, and this talent is certainly an extraordinary spokesman for our
14、university,” Mr. Micari told reporters later. 4. What did Giuseppe Patern do after primary school? A. He took care of children at home. B. He worked to support his family. C. He helped his father with his work. D. He managed a publishing house. 5. Which word best describes the boss of the publishing
15、 house? A. Creative. B. Good-tempered. C. Cautious. D. Far-sighted. 6. What made Giuseppe Patern get an office job at State Railways? A. Working for an insurance agency. B. Taking private classes in telegraph. C. Receiving his high school degree. D. Working there for over forty years. 7. What messag
16、e does the story convey? A. Its never too late to learn. B. Rome wasnt built in a day. C. Education is the key to success. D. Ups and downs make one strong. C Britains streets are becoming increasingly crowded with throwaway facemasks and protective gloves, a survey has found, as councils warn that
17、they are battling with a mountain of personal protective equipment (PPE) litter. Four in ten councils have identified throwaway masks, gloves and other forms of PPE as a problem in their area, and warned that it could pose an infection risk. The District Councils Network (DCN) represents 187 regiona
18、l authorities, covering waste collection for 22 million people. “As well as being potentially dangerous for pets and wildlife, there is a risk that they could spread infection,” it said. “The World Health Organization has warned that appropriate handling is essential to avoid any increase in the spr
19、ead of disease.” Councils are already struggling with waste collection during the pandemic ( 流 行病 ) as residents are creating more rubbish while spending longer periods at home. The DCN said some weeks this summer had been like “Christmas collections”, referring to the larger amounts of rubbish over
20、 the festive period. Dan Humphreys, the DCNs chief for enhancing quality of life, said: “Facemasks, opposite. We would remind residents to think about how they deal with their waste.” Scientists, however, have warned that even if masks are dealt with properly, 124,000 tons of single-use facemasks co
21、uld end up in landfill ( 填 埋 场 ) if people do not switch to reusable coverings. 8. What is DCNs attitude towards PPE litter? A. Worried. B. Tolerant. C. Skeptical. D. Approving. 9. Why is “Christmas collections” mentioned in paragraph 4? A. To recall the festival. B. To admire the atmosphere. C. To
22、advocate the collection. D. To criticize the phenomenon. 10. What can we infer from the scientists warning? A. It is better to produce multiple-use equipment. B. It is better to use reusable equipment. C. More rubbish will be produced. D. More landfills will be built. 11. What is the text mainly abo
23、ut? A. The benefits of wearing facemasks. B. The ways of dealing with rubbish. C. The problem of handling PPE litter. D. The importance of protecting individuals. D A strong coffee after a poor nights sleep is the kick-start many people need in the morning but new research suggests that it might be
24、best to have a bite to eat first. A study has found that drinking coffee first can have a negative effect on blood sugar control a risk factor for diabetes ( 糖尿病 ) and heart disease. “We know that nearly half of us will wake in the morning and, before doing anything else, drink coffee subjectively t
25、he more tired we feel, the stronger the coffee,” said Professor James Betts, at the University of Bath in the UK. For their study, researchers at the University of Bath got 29 healthy men and women to take part in three different overnight experiments, with at least a week between them. In one, the
26、participants had a normal nights sleep, roughly from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m., and were asked to consume a sugary drink on waking in the morning. They then experienced an interrupted nights sleep, where the researchers woke them every hour for five minutes by sending them text messages to which they had to
27、 respond and upon waking were given the same sugary drink. On another night, participants experienced the same sleep interruption, but this time were first given a strong black coffee 30 minutes before consuming the sugary drink. They found that one night of interrupted sleep did not worsen the part
28、icipants blood sugar and insulin ( 胰 岛 素 ) responses when compared to the normal nights sleep although previous research suggested that losing many hours of sleep or many nights of poor sleep could have a negative effect. However, strong black coffee consumed before breakfast actually increased the
29、blood sugar response by around 50% suggesting that relying on coffee after a bad night to stop feeling sleepy could limit your bodys ability to tolerate the sugar in your breakfast. 12. What does the underlined word “kick-start” in paragraph 1 refer to? A. A kind of sport. B. A kind of power. C. A k
30、ind of medicine. D. A kind of belief. 13. What was unchanged in the three experiments? A. The duration of sleep. B. The blood sugar response. C. The sugary drink. D. The intake of coffee. 14. What increased the participants blood sugar response most before breakfast? A. A normal sugary drink. B. A n
31、ormal nights sleep. C. An interrupted nights sleep. D. A cup of strong black coffee. 15. How did researchers draw the conclusion? A. By comparing the results. B. By listing some examples. C. By surveying the participants. D. By referring to some documents. 阅读理解：阅读理解：21-23 ABD 24-27 BDCA 28-31 ADBC 3
32、2-35 BCDA 阅读理解 A 篇篇 人人与社会与社会 【语篇导读语篇导读】本文是应用文。是一则联合国的招聘信息。 21A 细节理解题细节理解题 根据“Management and Administration Network”中关于应聘者专业的要求，心 理学相关专业的人可以加入该部门。 22B 细节理解题细节理解题 根据职位“Intern-political affairs”中的工作地点的介绍，如果想在 Vienna 工作 应该申请该职位。 23D 细节理解题细节理解题 根据四个部门给出的申请时间，“Intern-environment affairs” 的申请时间是 2020.10. 2
33、-2021.12.31, 故申请时间最长。 B篇篇 人与自我人与自我 【语篇导读语篇导读】本文讲述了一位意大利 97 岁的老人获得大学学位的故事。 24. B 细节理解题细节理解题 由“Mr. Patern began working soon after finishing primary school.”可知，Mr. Patern念完小学后，因为家境清寒不得不去打工以减轻家庭负担。 25. D 判断推理题判断推理题 由“Eventually he ended up at a publishing house, where the boss persuaded his father to s
34、end him back to school for a three-year vocational degree.”可知， 这位老板应该是有远见的 人。 26. C 细节理解题细节理解题 由“In 1951, with a wife and two small children at home, he earned a high school degree as a surveyor, which led to an office job at State Railways. ”可知。作为调查员他取得了高中 文凭，这也使得他在国家铁路局有了一份文职的工作。 27. A 推理判断推理判断题题
35、根据“Giuseppe Patern achieved the dream of a lifetime: He got a university degree when he was 97.”以及 Mr. Patern的工作和求学经历可知，早年因为家境清寒，辍学工作， 但一直坚持学习，终于在 97 岁高龄的时候，获得了学士学位。一生都在学习，即：活到老学到 老。 C 篇篇 人人与与社会社会 【语篇导读语篇导读】本文讲述英国个人防护设备被随手乱扔，造成了很大的环保困扰和卫生安全隐患， 面对这一社会现象，英国“有关部门”的态度和建议。 28. A 观点态度观点态度题题 从第三段DCN的发言 the
36、re is a risk that they could spread infection 和avoid any increase in the spread of disease 可以看出他们对于这种乱扔的现象可能带来的后果是非常忧虑 的。 29. D 推理判断题推理判断题 这段提到 Christmas collections 是批评现在人们待在家里垃圾成堆的现象，就 像是圣诞节期间垃圾增多一样。 30. B 细节理解细节理解题题 从最后一段科学家的警告“即使口罩处理得当，如果人们不改用可重复使用 的口罩，12.4 万吨一次性口罩最终也可能被填埋”可以推知答案。 31. C 主旨大意主旨大意
37、题题 本文主要讲述英国个人防护设备随手乱扔，造成了很大的环保困扰和公共安 全隐患的问题。所以答案选 C。 D 篇篇 人与自我人与自我 【语篇导读语篇导读】本文讲述早上起床就直接喝咖啡对血糖有不好的影响，会限制身体的耐糖能力， 并通过实验证明。 32B 词义猜测题词义猜测题 根据第一段第一句，在 a poor nights sleep 后喝一杯浓咖啡是许多人早上需 要的动力。 33C 细节理解题细节理解题 根据第五、六两段可知三次实验中受试者都喝了 a sugary drink。 34D 细节理解细节理解题题 由最后一段 one night of interrupted sleep did no
38、t worsen the participants blood sugar and insulin (胰岛素) responses 以及 strong black coffee consumed before breakfast actually increased the blood sugar response by around 50%可以推知。 35. A 推理判断题推理判断题 由最后一段可知研究者通过比较实验结果得出结论。 湖北省荆门市龙泉中学、宜昌市第一中学 2021 届高三下学期 2 月联合考试英语试题 第一节(共 15 小题；每小题 2.5 分, 满分 37.5 分) 阅读下列
39、短文, 从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Because of the spread of COVID-19, many students are forced to study at home. But parents are worried about how their children can learn more efficiently. The following websites might give you a clue. Scratch With Scratch, you can program your own interactive storie
40、s, games, and animations and share your creations with others in the online community. Scratch can be downloaded free of charge. Scratch is designed especially for ages 8 to 16, but is used by people of all ages. Scratch is used in more than 150 different countries and available in more than 40 lang
41、uages. Mr. Bob Mr. Bob is a science teacher, author, maker, and presenter that knows how to share the world of science. Bob encourages parents and teachers to practice Random Acts of Science by providing instructions and videos for interactive science experiments on his website. Bob has also coautho
42、red a very popular series of science adventure books for kids. Oxford Owl for School Oxford Owl for School is home to online teaching, learning and assessment resources and expert support for primary schools. Free teaching, learning and assessment resources are provided, including book recommendatio
43、ns, storytelling videos, activity sheets and teaching notes. With a library of free, tablet-friendly eBooks, youll find the perfect eBook for every pupil. The National Geographic Society The National Geographic Society is a global nonprofit organization to explore and protect our planet. We fund hun
44、dreds of research and conservation projects around the world each year and inspire new generations. Our yellow border serves to explore the farthest reaches of the Earth and beyond. We reach millions of people around the world, with our television networks in 172 countries and our publications avail
45、able in 41 languages. 1. Which website is most suitable for science lovers? A. Scratch. B. Mr. Bob. C. Oxford Owl for School. D. The National Geographic Society. 2. What is special about Oxford Owl for School? A. It owns a library in America. B. It offers materials for students only. C. It provides
46、online books for free. D. It is suitable for students of all ages. 3. What do Scratch and the National Geographic Society have in common? A. They have users worldwide. B. They choose books for kids to read. C. They are designed especially for kids. D. They are both nonprofit organizations. 【答案】1. B
47、2. C 3. A B Even with wonderful friends family and a partner, I dont always want to be surrounded by people. “Table for one? Or will someone else be joining you?” A dinner reservation for one person never fails to raise a few eyebrows. I actively choose to spend time alone when possible. But not eve
48、ryone has the luxury of choosing to be alone, of course, many are forced into one-on-one time because they have no one. But for those of us who spend our days surrounded by colleagues in the workplace, our evenings and weekends with family, friends and partners, all the while being constantly bombar
49、ded by WhatsApp,social media and email, time to ourselves can be a rare treat. Time to yourself not only gives you the chance to do practical things you dont normally get round to but also the activities your pals dont want to do. In a less real way, spending time alone also allows-or perhaps forces
50、- you to sit with your own thoughts, to think about things that might normally be drowned out by conversation and the noise of companionship. When youre alone you get time to think without purpose. It is worth noting that Im a real introvert(性格内向者）,so perhaps sitting alone with my thoughts-refilling
