广东省六校2021届高三上学期第一次联考英语试题第一部分阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)第一节(共20小题;每小题2分，满分40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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AThe Best and Worst Things to Buy in MarchFrozen foodGrocery store ads aren't the only places to find deals on freezer-section treats. To take advantage of the deepest discounts, combine coupons (优惠券) from sponsoring brands, such as Dole, Green Giant and Tyson Foods, with grocery store sales. Plus, look for printable savings on Coupons. com and . Brands participating in National Frozen Food Month will offer more than 180, 000 coupons that make frozen food among the best things to buy in March. Boxed chocolatesIf you desire to give a gift to a friend in March, consider chocolate. Two minor holidays in March provide the perfect excuse: National Chocolate Caramel Day on March 19 and National Chocolate-Covered Raisin Day on March 24. You can discover chocolate deals online as well as in stores. Head to sites like to find discount coupons for boxed chocolate savings of 10 percent or more.New carsWith the latest car models filling dealers' lots, you'll have a hard time finding discounted models from the year before. Car dealerships are less motivated to offer steep discounts from March through May. Instead, plan to buy your car during the fall or winter. You should also research the auto you want at TrueCar before heading for the dealership. The site offers information on how much the previous buyers paid for the vehicles you want.Spring clothingWhen warm weather makes you want to head outdoors, resist the urge to do so wearing the latest fashions. You won't find March deals on swimsuits, Easter dresses or other spring items. Tofind discounts on clothes of this spring, hold off until Memorial Day weekend. You can also look for online and in-store savings at Amazon, Macy's, Saks Fifth Avenue and other retailers.1. Which things offer discounts in March?A. Frozen food and new cars.B. Boxed chocolates and new cars.C. Frozen food and boxed chocolates.D. Boxed chocolates and spring clothing.2. What are the vehicle buyers advised to do?A. Register on a site in advance.B. Get discounts from car dealers.C. Consult some previous buyers:"D. Make purchases at the right time.3. Which of the flowing festivals is celebrated after March?A. Memorial Day.B.National Frozen Food Month.C.National Chocolate Caramel Day.D. National Chocolate-Covered Raisin Day.4. Where is the passage most likely from?A.A journal.B. A guidebook.C. A catalogue.D. An advertisement.BA few weeks ago, I called an Uber to take me to the Boston airport for a flight home for the holidays. As I slid into the back scat of the car, the warm intonations (语调) of the driver's accent washed over me in a familiar way.I learned that he was a recent West African immigrant with a few young children, working hard to provide for his family. I could relate: I am the daughter of two Ethiopian immigrants who made their share of sacrifices to ensure my success. I told him I was on a college break and headed home to visit my parents. That's how he found out I go to Harvard. An approving eye glinted at me in the rearview window, and quickly, we crossed the boundaries of rider and driver. I became his daughter, all grown up- -the product of his sacrifice.And then came the fateful question:"What do you study?" I answered "history and literature"and the pride in his voice faded, as I knew it might. I didn't even get to add "and African-American studies" before he cut in, his voice thick with disappointment, “All that work to get into Harvard, and you study history?"Here I was, his daughter, squandering the biggest opportunity of her life. He went on to deliver the age-old lecture that all immigrant kids know. We are to become doctors (or lawyers, if our parents are being generous)- to make money and send money beck home. The unspoken demand, made across generations which my Uber driver laid out plainly, is simple: Fulfill your role in the narrative (故事)of upward mobility so your children can do the same.I used to feel anxious and backed into a corner by the questioning, but now as a junior in college, I'm grateful for their support more than anything. This holiday season, I've promised myself I won't huff and get annoyed at their inquiries. I won't defensively respond with "but I plan to go to law school" when I get unrequested advice. I'll just smile and nod, and enjoy the warmth of the occasion.5. What disappointed the driver?A. The author's attitude towards study.B. The sacrifice of the author's parents.C. The author's majors at college.D. The lack of African-American studies.6. Which word can replace the underlined word “squandering” in Paragraph 4?A. Wasting.B. Creating.C. Valuing.D. Expecting.7. Why are immigrant kids expected to be doctors or lawyers?A. Because these professions are considered highly profitable.B. Because their parents want them to move upward in societyC. Because their parents are generous enough to afford the fees.D. Because they have more opportunities to benefit their children.8. How did the author react to the driver's questioning?A. Getting embarrassed.B. Feeling quite content.C. Defending herself.D. Appreciating his concern.CRobots have certain advantages compared to humans: They are efficient, tireless, can be repaired when damaged and they never get sick. This last trait has made them the star during ourfight against the COVID-19 pandemic. While hundreds of thousands of medical workers have fallen ill dealing with this highly infectious virus and a lot more are forced to stay at home for fear of getting the disease, this isn't a problem for robots.This is why the COVID-19 outbreak is seen as the“tipping point"- noted The Independent Science reporter Anthony Cuthbertson-for robots to start to replace humans in certain jobs.In areas like hospitals and healthcare facilities, robots are used to perform high-risk tasks. In China, for example, a hotel in Hangzhou employed a robot named "Little Peanut" to deliver food to people under quarantine (隔离期). In Spain, robots are about to be used to test people for the coronavirus."Hospitals around the world are waking up to autonomous disinfection," Per Juul Nielsen, CEO of Denmark's UVD Robots, a leading company manufacturing disinfection robot, told Forbes. "We can't build these robots fast enough."In non-medial companies, robots are also replacing human employees since they don't have the problem of social distancing and will never take sick leave. Walmart and Amazon, for example, where robots are already used in sorting, packing and shipping, are planning to increase the number of robots in their facilities.According to futurist Martin Ford, using more robots than human employees can prove to be rewarding for companies even when the pandemic is over. " People will prefer to go to a place that has fewer workers and more machines because they feel they can lower overall risk," Ford told the BBC.But this sudden surge (激增) in robot demand doesn't mean that they triumph over humans in every aspect. According to Bill Smart, a roboticist at Oregon State University, the human contact between doctors and patients is still important. Doctors comfort the patients and guide them through hard decisions while robots are only doing routine tasks, like cleaning and giving tests, just to free up doctors and nurses.It might be true that robots have certain advantages over humans, but they are still secondary to human interaction.9. What is the passage mainly about?A. The advantages of robots compared to humans.B. Why the COVID-19 outbreak has fueled robot demand.C. Why humans play a less important role in fighting the pandemic.D. Different views on applying robots to fight against COVID-19.10. What has made robots desirable during the pandemic?A. They can be repaired when damaged.B. They do not get infected with diseases.C. They test people for coronavirus more precisely.D They are tireless and can replace medical staff.11. What can we infer from the last two paragraphs?A. Human interaction is essential in some areas.B. The demand for robots is too great to meet.C. Doctors can make more accurate judgments than robots.D. Robots need updating to improve contact with humans.12. Which word best describes the author's attitude to the application of robots?A. Skeptical.B. Conservative.C. Objective.D. Favorable.DSuppose you become a leader in an organization. You are likely to have volunteers to help with the organization's activities. To do so, it should help to understand why people undertake volunteer work and what keeps their interest in the work.Let's begin with why people volunteer Researchers have identified several factors that motivate people to get involved. For example, people volunteer to express personal values related to unselfishness, to expand their range of experiences, and to strengthen social relationships. If volunteer positions do not meet these needs, people may not wish to participate.People also volunteer because they are required to do so. To increase levels of community service, some schools have launched compulsory volunteer programs. Unfortunately, these programs can shift people's wish of participation from an internal factor (e.g.“I volunteer because it's important to me") to an external factor (e.g. “I volunteer because I'm required to do so"). When that happens, people become less likely to volunteer in the future. People must be sensitive to this possibility when they make volunteer activities a must.Once people begin to volunteer, what leads them to remain in their positions over time? To answer this question, researchers have conducted follow-up studies where they track volunteers overtime. For instance, one study followed 238 volunteers in Florida over a year. One of the most important factors that influenced their satisfaction as volunteers was the suffering they experienced in their volunteer positions. Although this result may not surprise you, it leads to important practical advice. The researchers note that attention should be given to “the training methods that would prepare volunteers for troublesome situations or provide them with strategies for coping with the problem they experience.”Another study of 302 volunteers at hospitals in Chicago focused on individual differences in the degree to which people view “volunteer" as an important social role. Those people for whom the role of volunteer was most part of their personal identity would also be most likely to continue volunteer work. Participants indicated the degree to which the social role mattered by responding to statements such as “V olunteering in Hospital is an important part of who I am." Consistent with the researchers' expectations, they found a positive correlation (正相关) between the strength of role identity and the length of time people continued to volunteer. These results lead to concrete advice: "Once an individual begins volunteering, continued efforts might focus on developing a volunteer role identity. Items like T-shirts that allow volunteers to be recognized publicly for their contributions can help strengthen role identity".13. People tend to volunteer mainly because of_________.A. academic requirementsB. spiritual rewardsC. social expectationsD. inner motivations14. What can we learn from the Florida study?A. Strategy training is a must in research.B. Volunteers should get mentally prepared.C. Follow-up studies should last for one year.D. V olunteers are provided with concrete advice.15. What is most likely to motivate volunteers to continue their work?A. Role identity as a volunteer.B. Individual differences in role identity.C. Practical suggestions from researchers.D. Publicly recognizable volunteer T-shirts.16. What is the best title of the passage?A. How to Get People to V olunteerB. How to Maintain Volunteers' InterestC. How to Organize V olunteer ActivitiesD. How to Conduct V olunteer BehaviorsEWildlife tracking is nothing new, but it's certainly not without limitations. When pursuing animals, particularly birds, in some places like rough mountains and vast oceans, the traditional method, VHF tracking which uses GPS tags (跟踪器), often ends up with the signal of animals lost.A newly developed set of UA Vs (无人机) with radio tags aims to solve this problem. ''The swift parrot was the original inspiration for the development of the system. The swift parrots are migratory (季节迁徙的) birds. Before reaching their destination, they'll fly across vast areas of land. Besides, during their flying, they tend to choose a random place for temporary food and rest. And they use different areas as their destinations each year depending on where their food is available. So their destinations each year can also be random. The randomnness can make it hard for us to judge in advance where they'll exactly go and more difficult to track them," explains Saunders."So it's necessary to use tags to track them. But GPS tags are not congruent with swift parrots since these creatures are too small, which makes it hard to attach the large GPS tags to them. Besides, GPS signals can be poor in remote and rough areas. Therefore we had to find a new way to search large pieces of land more effectively. We had an idea to attach smaller radio tags to them and use particular UA Vs to track those radio tags to study their movements."These UA Vs only need to fly beside the parrots to track their whereabouts while other systems need to fly directly overhead for a visual sighting. Saunders says, "Our system listens for tag signals, and works most effectively at a distance so it can identify where the animals are and help us observe them without influencing their flying routes."As for the improvement of UA Vs, now the scientists want to develop a version that has stronger lifting ability and flies farther without being charged in the midway, And then it can track animals in more remote and rough surroundings that were previously inaccessible, and shed light on species that have been unable to be tracked until now.17. What is the major problem of traditional wildlife tracking?A. Failing to reach rural areas.B. Failing to follow routine methods.C. Losing track of GPS tags sometimes.D. Losing track of the animals sometimes.18. What can be learned about swift parrots according to Paragraph 2?A. UA Vs are modeled after their shape.B. UA Vs can be attached to their bodies.C. Their migratory route can be hard to predict.D. Their flying can get interrupted by humans.19. What may be the strength of UA Vs designed by the researchers?A. They can fly quite high in the sky.B. They help catch and attack their targets.C. They help track birds without disturbing them.D. They can record the sounds sent by various birds.20. How will the scientists probably improve their UA Vs?A. By getting rid of radio tags.B. By reducing their production cost.C. By increasing their weight and size.D. By improving their energy storage and engines.第二节(共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。