湖南省届高三二轮复习联考一 英语.docx

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湖南省届高三二轮复习联考一英语

2021届高三二轮复习联考

（一）

英语试卷

第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

A

SomethingyoumaynotknowaboutEndofHeat

ThetraditionalChineselunarcalendardividestheyearinto24solarterms.EndofHeatisthe14thsolartermoftheyear,whichimpliesthatmostpartsinChinaaregettingridofthehotsummerandenteringautumn.Butinsomeareas,especiallyinSouthChina,autumnislateincomingandpeoplearestillbotheredbyhotweather.EndofHeatisalsothebusyharvestseasonforfarmers.

ThefollowingarethethingsyoushouldknowaboutEndofHeat.

Timefornight-bloomingcereus（昙花）

Thenight-bloomingcereusisaflowerfullofmystery,whichoftenbloomsduringtheperiodofEndofHeat.ThisisbecausetheclimateduringEndofHeat,characterizedbywarmdaysandcoldnights,issimilartotropicaldeserts.Night-bloomingcereusoriginatesinthetropicaldesertsfromMexicotoBrazilinSouthAmerica.Theyblossomatnighttoavoidtheblazingdaytimesun.

EatingDuck

DuckhasasweetflavorandaccordingtoChinesetraditionalmedicineithasa“cool”nature.AfolktraditionistoeatduckduringtheEndofHeatperiod.Therearemanyrecipesforcookingducksuchasroastduck,cookedduckwithlemon,smokedduckwithwalnutdressingandsautéedduckwithgingershoots.ThetraditionofeatingduckduringtheEndofHeatperiodisstillpopularinChina.

TheFishingSeasonFestival

Forfishermen,theEndofHeatisaseasonofharvest.Duringthisperiod,theFishingSeasonFestivalisheldinregionsalongthecoastlineoftheEastChinaSeainZhejiangprovince.Thefestivalisheldonthedaywhenthefishingbanendsandfishermencanstartfishingagain.Duetohightemperaturesinthesea,stocksoffishremainandbecomemature.Peoplecanenjoymanykindsofseafoodduringthisperiod.

21.AboutEndofHeat,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.ItmeansthewholeChinahasenteredautumn.B.TheareasbeyondtheGreatWallarestillhot.

C.InsouthChina,thetemperatureisstillhigh.D.Itistheendoftheharvestseasonforfarmers.

22.Wheredidyouthinkthenight-bloomingcereusinitiallycamefrom?

A.Temperateareas.B.Tropicalareas.C.Coldareas.D.Polarareas.

23.WhyisitafolktraditiontoeatduckduringtheEndofHeatperiod?

A.Becausetherearenootheranimalstoeat.

B.Becausetheduckhasa“cool”nature.

C.Becauseittastesespeciallydeliciousatthattime.

D.Becausetherearemanyrecipesforcookingduck.

B

Everyonehasaquarrelortwowithfriends,co-workersandfamilymembers,butlibrarygoersinNanchang,EastChina’sJiangxiProvincegotasurprisewhenapersonunintentionallystartedanargumentbetweentworobots.

Thetworobots,namedTutuandWangbao,aresupposedtoofferassistancetovisitorsinthehalloftheJiangxiProvincialLibrary.WhenalibrarygoerscannedTutu’sQRcode,Wangbaoseeminglybecameannoyed,whichbroughtagreatamusementtothelibrarygoerwhopostedavideooftheexchangethatoccurredonDecember30andhasgoneviralonsocialmedia.

“Tutu,let’sstopfighting,OK?

”saidWangbao.“Yourmoodsureswingsalot!

”Tutusaid.

Wangbaoraved,”Aren’tyouadramaqueen,I’mgivingyouanout.Stopbeingpetulant!

”

Thelibrarygoerwasevenmoreamused,asthetworobotsgrewnoisierandangrierwitheachother,andfinally,abruptlyturningawayfromeachotherlikenaughtychildren.

“Itlookslikehowyouquarrelwithyourgirlfriend,ha-ha.“onenetizenposted.

“Iseemyselffromthequarrel,”wroteanotheronSinaWeibo,whichwasechoedbymanyothers.

“It’sannoyingtohearpeoplearguing,andIdidn’texpectI’dhavetolistentorobotsarguing,”anothernetizenwrote.

TheonlinevideowaswidelycirculatingonSinaWeibo,withsome500,000viewsasofpresstimeonSaturday.TutuandWangbaobecameinternethotfigures,evenattractingattentionfrommajornewsoutletsinthecountry.

WhenthetwoonlinecelebritieswereinterviewedbyreportersonFriday,thetwoseemsalreadyforgaveeachotherafterthreedays.

“Itwasathinglastyear…Isn’titnormaltohavequarrelsbetweenfriends?

”WangbaosaidinvideopostedbytheXinhuaNewsAgencyonSaturday.

24.What’sthepurposeofparagraphone?

A.Toshowhowsmartthetworobotsare.B.ToincreaseourawarenessofAItechnology.

C.Tointroducethefollowingparts.D.Tocriticizethequarrelbetweenthetworobots.

25.Whatwasthelibrarygoer’sattitudetowardstheargument?

A.Amazed.B.Entertained.C.Puzzled.D.Excited.

26.Bypresentingsomenetizens’comments,theauthorintendstotellus.

A.thefightdrawsthepublic’sgreatattentionB.thefighthasanawfuleffectonpeople’slife

C.thefighttakesplaceonaregularbasisD.thefightfeelslikearealone

27.Whereisthetextmostlikelyfrom?

A.Atextbook.B.Adiary.C.Amagazine.D.Awebsite.

C

AsAustraliaexperiencesrecord-breakingdroughtandbush-fires,koalapopulationshavedeclinedalongwiththeirhabitat,leadingtokoalasbecoming“functionallyextinct”.ThechairmanoftheAustralianKoalaFoundation,Tabart,estimatesthatover1,000koalashavebeenkilledfromthefiresandthat80percentoftheirhabitathasbeendestroyed.

Functionalextinctioniswhenapopulationbecomessolimitedthattheynolongerplayanimportantroleintheirecosystemandthepopulationbecomesnolongerpossibletolive.

Deforestationandbush-firesdestroythemainfoodsourceofkoalas,theeucalyptus（桉树）tree.Anadultkoalawilleatupto2poundsofeucalyptusleavesperdayasitsmainfood.

ManyareaskingtheAustraliangovernmenttopassTheKoalaProtectionAct,writtenin2016butneverpassedintolaw.TheKoalaProtectionActwouldworktoprotecthabitatandtreesimportanttokoalaaswellasprotectkoalasfromhunting.

RecentvideosofAustralianssavingkoalashasledtoincreaseddonationtohelpburnedkoalas.ThePortMacquarieKoalaHospitalsetupaGoFundMepageseekingdonationstohelpthehospitaltreatinjuredkoalas.Todate,theyhaveraised$1.33million,wellovertheir$25,000goal,whichcomesfromover30,000donors.Thefundswillalsobeusedfora“KoalaArk”asarefugeforburnedkoalastoliveinhealthyhabitat.

28.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,whatcanweknowaboutthedroughtandbush-fires?

A.TheyarethemostseriousonesinthehistoryofAustralian.

B.Theyhavemadekoalasextinct.

C.Theyhavekilled80%ofthekoalas.

D.TheybroughtthemostseriousinfluencetoAustralian.

29.Whendoesfunctionalextinctionhappen?

A.Whenaspeciesbecomesextinct.

B.Whenaspeciesislimitedtocertainhabitat.

C.Whenecosystemnolongerplaysanimportantrole.

D.Whenthenumberofaspeciesbecomessosmallthattheyhavelittlechancetolive.

30.Accordingtothepassage,thefollowingstatementsaretrueEXCEPTthat.

A.koalasmainlyfeedoneucalyptustreeleaves

B.theAustraliangovernmenthaspassedTheKoalaProtectionActintolaw

C.TheKoalaProtectionActisaimedtoprotectkoalasanditshabitat

D.agoodmanyAustraliansarequiteconcernedaboutkoalas

31.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.Somevideosrequirepeopletodonateforkoalas.

B.GoFundMepagetreatedinjuredkoalas.

C.Australianshavedeeploveforkoalasanddonategenerouslytohelpthem.

D.Thefundswillbeusedtosetuphealthyhabitatforkoalas.

D

Childrenborninthepastfourdecadeshadtheluxuryofbeingthecenteroftheirparents’attention.Theentirefamily’sresourceswerepouredintotheireducationandwell-being.

However,whenthesameresourcesaresplitbetweentwochildren,theamountdistributedtoeachoneisgoingtoshrink.

AccordingtotheHangzhouDaily,whentherearetwochildreninthefamily,parentstendtochoosepublicschoolsinsteadofprivateschools,whichareusuallymoreexpensive.Eachchildisenrolledinfewerafter-schooltrainingclasses.

Buthavingasecondchildmaycuresomedeep-rootedproblemsinChina’straditionalfamilyeducation.

Havingtwochildreninthefamilycanhelptopreventonechildbeingspoiledbytoomuchattention,accordingtoPeople’sDaily.Italsosparestheonlychildfromthepressureofshoulderingparentalexpectationsallalone.Takingcareofasiblingalsoenableschildrentogainasenseofresponsibility,cooperation,obedienceandcaring.

China’spubliceducationsystemisalsoexpectedtoshift.Currently,therearenotenoughvacanciesinkindergartenandschoolstoaccommodatethepotentialincreaseinchildren.

“It’snotonlytheenrollmentcapacityofeducationalinstitutionsthatwillfeelthepressure.Peoplearealsoplacingmoreemphasisonthequalityofeducation,”PengXizhe,directorofthePopulationandDevelopmentResearchPolicyCenteratFudanUniversity,toldChinaEducationDaily.

Hepredictsthegovernmentmayhavetoinvestmoretosupporttheeducationalsystemasaresultofthenewfamilyplanningmeasure.

32.Whatcanchildrenbenefitfromatwo-childfamily?

A.Theycanhavelesspressure.

B.Theycanstudyinprivateschools.

C.Theycangetmuchmoreattention.

D.Theycantakemoreafter-schooltrainingclasses.

33.Whichofthefollowingwordscanreplacetheunderlinedword“accommodate”?

A.holdB.adaptC.solveD.consider

34.WhatcanweinferfromPengXizhi’swords?

A.Peopleareplacingmoreemphasisonthequalityofeducation.

B.Thegovernmentmayhavetoinvestmoretosupporttheeducationalsystem.

C.Thenewfamilyplanningmeasurewillchallengethecurrenteducationalsystem.

D.Theeducationalinstitutionswillfeelthepressurethattheircapacityisnotenough.

35.Whatisthepurposeofthistext?

A.To