2021年湖南師大附中高考英語模擬試卷（三）
發布：2024/4/20 14:35:0
第一部分 閱讀理解 (共兩節, 滿分37.5分)第一節 (共4小題；每小題2.5分, 滿分37.5分)閱讀下列短文, 從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中, 選出最佳選項。
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1．Exploit your parking space
An unused parking space or garage can make money.If you live near a city center or an airport，you could make anything up to￡200 or￡300 a week.Put an advertisement （廣告） for free on Letpark or Atmyhousepark.
Rent （出租）a room
Spare room？Not only will a lodger（房客）earn you an income，but also，thanks to the government-backed "rent a room" program，you won't have to pay any tax on the first ￡4，500 you make per year.Try advertising your room on Roomspare or Roommateeasy.
Make money during special events
Don't want a full-time lodger？Then rent on a short-term basis.If you live in the capital，renting a room out during the Olympics or other big events could bring in money.Grashpadder can advertise your space.
Live on set
Renting your home out as a "film set" could earn you hundreds of pounds a day，depending on the film production company and how long your home is needed.A quick search on the Internet will bring up dozens of online companies that allow you to register your home for free-but you will be charged if your home gets picked.
Use your roof
You need the right kind of roof，but some energy companies pay the cost of fixing solar equipment（around ￡14，000）and let you use the energy produced for nothjye.aig.In return，they get paid for unused energy fed back into the National Grid.However，you have to sign a 25 year agreement with the supplier，which could prevent you from changing the roof.
（1）If you earn ￡5，000 from renting a room in one year，the tax you need to pay will be based on.
A．￡300
B．￡500
C．￡4，500
D．￡5，000
（2）Where can you put an advertisement to rent out a room during a big event？
A．On Letpark.
B．On Roomspare.
C．On Grashpadder.
D．On Roommateeasy.
（3）If you want to use energy free，you have to.
A．sign an agreement with the government
B．pay around ￡14，000 for the equipment
C．sell the roof to some energy companies
D．keep the roof unchanged within 25 years組卷：7引用：1難度：0.5 -
2．Michael was a good boy.He was hardworking but shy，so he had no friends at school.James was a new student in his class.Other students soon got on well with him except Micheal.
One day，some boys put some money into Micheal's bag and one of them pretended（假裝）to have lost his money.Of course，they found the money in Micheal's bag at last.
Michael felt it shameful，but he could not say anything about it.Soon his classmates called him a thief and laughed at him at school.His teachers also believed he stole the money and called his parents to the school.Just then，James stood out and helped Michael make everything clear.
From that day on，Michael and James became good friends.James often took Michael to take part in activities and Michael became active.Michael often helped James with his math.Then Michael got more friends，and he even became the monitor in his class.
（1）Michael had no friends at school because.
A．he was a new student
B．he couldn't get on well with James
C．he was shy
D．he worked very hard
（2）The underlined word "shameful" means "" in Chinese.
A．害怕的
B．高興的
C．傷心的
D．可恥的
（3）At last，Michael's classmates knew Michael was not a thief with the help of.
A．James
B．some boys
C．his teacher
D．his parents
（4）Which of the following is TRUE according to the last paragraph？
A．The classmates were angry with James.
B．Michael was still very shy.
C．James was a good monitor.
D．Finally，Michael could get on well with his classmates.組卷：5引用：1難度：0.7 -
3．Growing up in a city has a lifelong negative impact on a person's ability to navigate，according to a vast global survey.
In a new study，scientists led by Antonine Coutrot at Nantes University in France and Hugo Spiers at University College London describe how they used a dataset（數據集）gathered from 4 millions players of a computer game called "Sea Hero Quest"，which tests way-finding skills by asking players to memorise a map showing the location of checkpoints and then measuring how well players can steer a boat to find them.
Dr.Spiers found that the strongest indicator of a high score was a player's age-older people performed relatively poorly.But the benefit of rural living was strong enough to offset（抵消）some of that.Data from American players showed that a 70-year-old who grew up in the countryside had the navigational abilities of an average 60-year-old across the dataset.
The gap between the navigation skills of rural and city people was largest in America，and the researchers think they know why.They found that countries dominated by simple layouts of grid-based（網格式的）cities dragged down navigation skills more than growing up in a city based around more complicated networks of streets，such as Prague.
Dr.Spiers says that the brain's navigational abilities probably weaken in the city environment because they are not being used as much.Although cities may appear more complicated，they also feature more clues to help residents find their way，such as numbered streets.As many city-dwellers on a visit to the countryside can prove，one field tends to look much the same as another，so there are fewer external（外部的）landmarks to help guide the way.
While people who live in cities should not be alarmed，the study does raise some interesting ideas for urban planners：keep their city designs not so simple perhaps.And for everyone else，it might be an idea to turn off Google Maps.
（1）Why did the researchers use the dataset from a computer game？
A．To study the players' memory.
B．To measure how well people control boats.
C．To improve the players' skill to find way out.
D．To see what influences people's way-finding skills.
（2）What does the underlined word "that" in paragraph 3 refer to？
A．Strong indicator.
B．Poor performance.
C．Old age.
D．High score.
（3）What weakens the brain's navigational abilities according to Dr.Spiers？
A．Lack of practice.
B．Few external landmarks.
C．Living in the countryside.
D．Complicated city environment.
（4）What is the best title of the passage？
A．Ways to Improve Navigational Skills
B．Reasons to Design Complicated Cities
C．Urban Living Weakens Navigational Skills
D．Turn off Google Maps while Exploring City組卷：7引用：1難度：0.5
第三部分 寫作 (共兩節, 滿分15分)第一節 (滿分15分)
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8．假定你是李華，你的英國筆友Tom 邀請你下周去他們學校參加文化交流活動，并向外國朋友介紹中國的傳統繪畫． 但你忙于準備高考，不得不謝絕．請根據下面要點用英語寫一封信，內容包括：
謝絕邀請及理由；
推薦朋友王偉參加，并說明原因．
注意：
詞數100左右；
可以適當增加細節，以使行文連貫；
注意書信格式．
Dear Tom，
Yours，
Li Hua．組卷：35引用：13難度：0.5
第二節 (滿分25分)
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9．閱讀下面材料，根據其內容和所給段落開頭語續寫兩段，使之構成一篇完整的短文。續寫的詞數應為150左右。
My best friend's mother was a social worker in Detroit，Michigan.Because of that，my friend Victoria and I were introduced early to the world of volunteering.
We did plenty of charity（慈善）work.We always had a good time，and continued to volunteer whenever we had time，often even when we didn't.It became second nature.Hairstyles came and went，but Victoria and I found places to donate our time because that's how we were raised.
One particular morning we signed up for "Paint the Town"，an organization in Detroit to help low-income homeowners clean their houses.We were assigned（分配）a dilapidated（破爛的）house in one of the worst communities of the city.I was afraid as we got near to the front door，not knowing who we would find on the other side.We knocked three times quickly and stepped back，waiting to be let in.
When the door opened，my mouth did，too.Standing there was a little old lady with wisps（一束） of white hair and a purple apron（圍裙） tied around her waist.
"Hello." she said，"I'm Amelia.Please come in and I will show you where to start." Her smile shone brightly. "I am just baking some cookies for you girls to eat."
As she led us to the parts of her house that needed painting，my heart softened.Here was one of the scariest looking houses in the city，but behind its doors was a sweet old lady with a cane and a big smile.
Here we were coming to help her，and instead she was doing something for us-baking homemade cookies and serving us tea!
注意：（1）續寫詞數應為150左右；
（2）請按如下格式在答題卡的相應位置作答。
There was no age barrier that day as we worked on Amelia's house._________.
"Nonsense！" she criticized（批評）._________.組卷：3引用：1難度：0.5