2021年湖南省衡陽八中高考英語模擬試卷（四）
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第一部分 閱讀理解 （共兩節(jié)， 滿分37.5分）第一節(jié) （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．For many，college is a means to a good job.For Hollywood stars，college is an opportunity to be like everyone else.
Jodie Foster
By age 14，she had appeared in two dozen television series and 10 feature films，including Taxi Driver.Yet，she stepped away from the film business at the height of her career to attend Yale Universjye.aiy.It paid off Foster graduated in 1985 with a degree in literature，and she was later awarded a degree in fine arts.Her career didn't suffer，either.She went on to win two Oscars，for The Accused and The Silence of the lambs，and to direct several films.
Jerry O'Connell
Actor Jerry O'Connell made a name for himself at age 11 as the star of Stand by Me.After a few more projects，h took a break from acting to attend New York University.Now he is finishing up his law degree at Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles.He enrolled in night classes in 2009 before playing a lawyer in the television series The Defenders.
Natalie Portman
The Black Swan star，who first acted in The Professional at 13，reportedly skipped Star Wars：Episode I to study for her high school finals.She went on to Harvard and graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology in 2003.After Harvard，Portman took graduate courses at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and later appeared as a guest lecturer at a Columbia University course.And in 2011，she won her first Oscar for Black Swan.
Brooke Shields
Actress Brooke Shields basically came of age on screen，playing in Pretty Baby，The Blue Lagoon and Endless Love.Later，she went for her bachelor's degree at Princeton University and it was the degree，in the end，that served her. "Without those four years of learning and growth，I would have never survived my industry，a business that eats its young.I would never have been able to adapt and to reinvent myself from movies to television，to stage，to author，" Shields told The Washington Post.
（1）The Black Swan star once attended.
A．Yale University
B．Harvard University
C．Princeton University
D．New York University
（2）What can we learn from Shields' words？
A．She never dreamt she could be a star.
B．She became famous due to her degree.
C．She greatly benefited from her college study.
D．She hated the competition in the film business.
（3）What do the four people mentioned in the text have in common？
A．They are all Oscar winners.
B．They majored in psychology in college.
C．They went to college in order to get better jobs.
D．They were child stars who became college graduates.組卷：4引用：1難度：0.7 -
2．When I was first married to my wife，I lived and worked in Ontario，moving from small town to big city as I pursued my career as a radio broadcaster.We have two sons，both of whom were born in Toronto，but they moved，with us，to Ottawa when they were quite young.They grew up there，and then，chasing their own careers，they also moved.One went to Canada's east coast near a city called Halifax and the other headed to the west coast to Vancouver.We had a dilemma；we were left in the middle.
At the time I was still working and my job was in Ottawa.However，as we began to consider retirement we wondered where we should spend our final years.We couldn't be close to both of our children and there was no telling when they might again relocate.For several reasons we settled on a small town on Vancouver Island.At least we were close to one of them.However，he had his sights set on Hollywood and，when an opportunity presented itself，he left Canada and headed south.I helped him move.
So，there we were，and still are，in our little west coast town.We love our little corner of paradise but we have paid a price.We have not been there for some important events such as the births of two of our grandchildren.We have missed watching each of them grow up；we have missed the normal，noisy households that have young people in them.Our home，while very comfortable，is also very quiet.
Every fall we travel to see the children.We usually fly，first to California to see our son Scott and spend a week or more with him trying to catch up on everything we've missed.Then，usually in November，we make the even longer trip east across Canada to see Travis and our grandchildren，who are now teenagers，actually into their twenties.They seldom come to visit us.The distances are just too great and it is costly.
Fortunately，both our boys are doing well and our grandchildren are growing up straight and tall.We love all of them and we are secure in the knowledge that they love us but the reality is that they don't need us.We have done our jobs and，at least in theory，we can sit back，relax and enjoy the time remaining to us.They have also missed having a set of parents and grandparents around.
Life has been good for our family but we have all paid a price.
（1）What does the author mean by saying "We had a dilemma."？
A．They were not happy about their sons' absence.
B．They were unwilling to separate from their sons.
C．They were not yet prepared for retirement at that time.
D．They couldn't decide which son to live close to.
（2）Why does the author say they have paid a price？
A．They have lost lots of money because of his retirement.
B．They have to give a large sum of money to their sons.
C．They have been absent from their children's life.
D．They have to afford very expensive fare to visit their sons.
（3）Why do not the author's grandchildren visit them regularly？
A．They are quite occupied with their homework.
B．It's not easy for the kids to visit their grandparents.
C．They don't need their grandparents any more.
D．The weather of winter in Canada is very awful.
（4）What is the best title for the text？
A．Grandparents' Love
B．Suffering Separation
C．A Price to Pay
D．Hidden Emotions組卷：4引用：1難度：0.5 -
3．Unlike doctors，nurses are at the forefront of care.They are there when you are admitted，when you rest and when you recover.They are the faces patients see when they are in pain，the ones they get to know and trust to take care of them.
Nursing is also an excellent option for those who want to work in healthcare but cannot go on to become a doctor.You can start with just a few weeks of education and work your way up.There are still educational requirements but many top nursing degrees are specifically designed to be completed while you work full-time.
If you want a career where your job is to actually help people heal，rather than deal with emergencies as they come，then nursing is for you.
Today alone，there are an estimated 800，000 unfilled nursing jobs in the country，and a further 1 million shortage expected by 2030 when existing nurses start to retire.Job hunting is typically a nightmare for those fresh out of college，but in nursing，you are almost guaranteed a position in nearly every setting.
There are also new rules in place that mean you can work as a nurse in a variety of states without retaking the exams.There are still steps you will need to take if you move from one qualifying state to another，but this freedom means you can find your true home and continue to work as a nurse with very little interruptions.Travel if you want as a nurse；live in your dream home outside of the city as a nurse.
The world needs more nurses，because nurses make a direct impact on recovery.It is reported that one more nurse can save 9 extra people out of every 1，000 patients，that is to say your work matters.
（1）What can we infer according to the first paragraph？
A．Health cares would be complete without nurses.
B．Patients and nurses have a good relationship.
C．Patients like nurses much more than doctors.
D．Healthcares need more nurses than expected.
（2）What's the meaning of the underlined word "option" in the second paragraph？
A．Challenge.
B．Step.
C．Choice.
D．Way.
（3）What is the possible situation in ten years？
A．800，000 nurses will be badly needed.
B．1 million nurses will dislike their jobs.
C．The USA will see a high rate of unemployment.
D．There will be a great demand for nurses.
（4）What is the benefit as a nurse if you like traveling？
A．You needn't take extra exams when working in other states.
B．You have much freedom as to what you'd like to do.
C．You can travel around the world without working.
D．You have a chance to travel without interruptions.組卷：3引用：1難度：0.5
第三部分 寫作 （共兩節(jié)， 滿分15分）第一節(jié) （滿分15分）
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（2）選擇該話題的原因及關于該話題你感興趣的內容；
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Dear Chris，
I'm Li Jin，a student at Chenguang High School．_________
Thank you for your time．
Yours，
Li Jin組卷：243引用：7難度：0.7
第二節(jié) （滿分25分）
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9．閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構成一篇完整的短文。續(xù)寫的詞數(shù)應為150左右。
"I will have revenge on him，and make him regret what he did to me，" said Philip to himself，his face red with anger.Stephen，who happened at that moment to walk past and hear him talking to himself.
"Who is that you want to take revenge on？" asked Stephen.Philip looked at his friend and said，"You remember my new ball given by my father？Look!It is punctured!It was farmer Robinson's son who did this!"
Stephen asked him why young Robinson had ruined it. "I was walking and kicking my ball." Philip replied， "By accident，when I was opposite the gate，my ball bumped over a bucket of water left in the pathway by him."
"He came up and began to yell at me.I assured him that what I had done was an accident，and that I was terribly sorry for it.I also offered to fetch another bucket of water for him.But despite all I had said，he took a nail out of his pocket and twisted it into the ball，as you see.I will make him pay for this."
"Honestly speaking，" said Stephen， "he is already punished for what he has done，because nobody likes him and he often walks around alone.He is just a lonely and miserable boy.This will be enough revenge for you."
"But the ball is my favorite gift and I enjoy playing with it so much…" murmured Philip.
"Now Philip，" said Stephen， "I think you can act better than him in terms of getting revenge.I will tell you what happened to him not long ago."
"A while ago he saw a bee hovering about a flower.He caught the bee and was going to pull off its wings for fun.The bee，of course，stung him.The pain made him so angry that，like you，he decided to get revenge.He got a stick，and pressed it into the beehive （蜂巢）."
"Immediately the whole swarm of bees flew out and stung him so badly that he had to spend a few days in bed."
"So you see，he was not very successful in getting revenge.What if he could act better and forgive the bee for stinging him？" asked Stephen.
"I must say，" replied Philip， "that your advice seems very good".____________.
A few days afterward，Philip saw this young Robinson fall as he was carrying home a heavy log of wood.____________.組卷：3引用：1難度：0.5