2021届高三英语下学期模拟试题1.doc

2021届高三英语下学期模拟试题1

2021届高三英语下学期模拟试题1

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2021届高三英语下学期模拟试题1（含解析）
（满分：120分，时间：100分钟）
第一部分　阅读理解(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A、B、C、和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
There are dozens of movie recommendation engines on the Web. They're all different, but some are definitely better than others.
Rotten Tomatoes
Instead of telling Rotten Tomatoes which films you like, you can tell it what kind of films you enjoy, which actors you want to see, and other standards to help it find the best movie for you. There's a lot of variability in the quality of Rotten Tomatoes recommendations but it's also a nice way to find the right film for any mood.
Netflix
Netflix asks you to rate(划分等级) movies to determine which films you'll want to see next. And although it does make it easy to rate movies and it does return huge lists, the ideas it gives you aren't all that strong. It's easy to use, but it's not the best way to get movie recommendations.
Jinni
Whether you want to search for films based on your mood, time available, or reviews, the site has it all. But Jinni's most amazing feature is its semantic(语义的) search. You can enter a term like “films that show Chris Farley yelling” and the site will return films that match your question. Go to use Jinni. You won't regret it!
Criticker
Instead of just allowing you to rank films, Criticker compares your ratings to those of other users and see how closely your tastes match those of other users. Once the service finds matches, you can view these users' lists and see which movies they like.
1．Which one does the author recommend most?
A．Rotten Tomatoes. B．Netflix. C．Jinni. D．Criticker.
2．What makes Criticker special?
A．Comparing users' ratings. B．Ranking your favourite films.
C．Offering different standards. D．Finding films based on mood.
3．What is the purpose of the text?
A．To recommend the best online movies.
B．To show how to use movie search engines.
C．To introduce several movie search engines.
D．To explain how to find the best online movies.
B
[2020·河南省豫南九校高三下学期第一次联考] It was the beginning of another school year. I had agreed to teach all struggling students in need of critical intervention(介入). I knew what lay ahead－tough work hours overlaid with guilt, consumed with essays that needed feedback and lesson plans with best practice strategies. No wonder people always acknowledge my teaching career with, “I'm_glad_it's_you_and_not_me.”
Suddenly, my mind transported me to my first few years of teaching.
“Peter Potter，” I called from my name list, trying to control my laughter.“Laughlin McLaughlin？” Surely these were not real names.
“Emotionally disabled... keeps them separated from the other kids...，” the vice headmaster commanded. This was my first teaching assignment.
Surely this year could never be as discouraging as those first few. In my new classroom, I looked into the face of Jason. At eleven, his mother was killed in an accident, leaving him with physical, academic, and certainly emotional scars. I looked at another student, Robert, standing at the door; my vice headmaster asked if I would take him, even though he was an eleventh grader in my tenth grade class.
But then there were — and are — stories of success — of Dustin, in Graduate School for Electrical and Computer Engineering; of Michael, now a teacher in a city school; of Willie... I thought of the thousands of students whose lives have touched mine far more than I could have ever touched theirs.
I broke from my daydream, a smile spreading across my face. Sadness, tears, challenges, fears — yes, teaching is filled with all of these — yet, it is also filled with laughter and smiles, hope, dreams, and rewards beyond measure.
“I'm glad it's you and not me.” Those words resounded in my mind once again.
5．What might the author's job be like?
A．Easy. B．Boring. C．Interesting. D．Challenging.
6．What does the underlined sentence imply?
A．These people would like to teach.
B．These people did not like the author.
C．These people would not want this job.
D．These people wanted to learn from the author.
7．Why did the author mention Jason and Robert?
A．To stress the importance of family education.
B．To show her regrets about taking up teaching.
C．To express her dissatisfaction with the school.
D．To introduce the basic situation of her students.
8．How did the author feel thinking of the successful students?
A．She was doing a worthwhile job.
B．She could never go back to the past.
C．She was the inspiration behind the success stories.
D．She would never make greater achievements in the future.
C
[2020·湖南六校联考] Not only does the use of plastic water bottles hurt your wallet, it also increases pollution and wastes energy and water. Only 23% of all plastic in America ends up in a recycling bin, meaning over $1 billion worth of plastic is treated as rubbish a year. Recently, Skipping Rocks Lab has invented a kind of water bottle called Ooho.
It is a convenient, clear water bottle that can either be drunk or eaten. To drink it, you can either peel off the membrane(薄膜) or tear a hole in the membrane with your teeth to pour the water into your mouth. To eat it, you simply put the whole bottle in your mouth. One problem the scientists have run into is how to ship lots of Ooho bubbles without arriving with a very wet truck. However, they have attempted to package units of individual bubbles together inside a larger and thicker membrane. It is targeting large outdoor events such as marathons, music festivals, and sporting events, where tons of plastic bottles are used, and frequently left behind as litter. And too much plastic is sure to do harm to the environment, which could account for their purpose of such a new invention.
The team has been working for the past two years to develop the technology and materials needed to produce Ooho; they have recently applied for a patent for their new advancement. The price for an individual bubble or a unit of bubbles has not been set yet, but they cost about two cents to create a unit, which is cheaper than plastic bottles. It has appeared at events in London, San Francisco, Boston, at conferences, festivals, and so on.
Ooho is catching many people's attention and has raised over $1 million and gained 1,000 investors in only three days. It is mostly being sold at events at the moment to keep the consumer's interest when the production machine is running. It is quickly making a rise, so keep an eye out this year for these bottles of the future.
8．How is most plastic dealt with in America?
A．It's sold. B．It's recycled. C．It's buried. D．It's wasted.
9．Why did the team invent Ooho?
A．To make a profit for a company. B．To protect the environment.
C．To make people eat as they drink. D．To reduce the cost of the plastic bottle.
10．What can we infer about Ooho from the text?
A．It is easy and safe to ship it in large amounts.
B．It has become popular since it began to be sold.
C．It might be sold at a lower price than plastic bottles.
D．It cost the team a lot of money to develop the technology.
11．What does the author really want to say in the last paragraph?
A．Ooho is to be a success in the future.
B．Ooho is being supported by smart people.
C．Ooho is taking the place of plastic bottles now.
D．Ooho is being produced to attract more investors.
D
[2020·石家庄市重点高中高三毕业班摸底考试] Every year around the world, humans waste an estimated 1.3 billion tons of food. This happens even though many people go hungry. So some people have made it their life's work claiming food before it goes to waste and then giving it to people who are hungry.
One of those people is Brett Myers. In 2011, Myers started Nourish Now, a food recovery and food bank in the U．S. state of Maryland. This nonprofit organization collects food and then gives it to the poor and organizations that support them.
“Nourish Now is a food recovery based food bank that recovers food from restaurants, catering companies, grocery stores, hotels, farms and more. And then donates that food directly to families in need, kids in need at local schools.”
Each month, it recovers more than 20,000 kilograms of food and serves 700 needy families, schools and social organizations. Every day, staff and volunteers repackage the donations and distribute them to recipients(接受者)．
A woman named Rhoda is one of the recipients. She describes the quality of the food delivered to her family by Nourish Now. “It consists of fresh food, fruits and vegetables. You will get bread. Sometimes you get dairy Products such as yogurt or milk. And you will get some meat items also. And if you get lucky you might get cooked food, or prepared salads, and stuff like that.”
The supplies can feed a family for five days. Each recipient is able to receive food every 30 days. And the packages are made to fit the dietary needs of each family.
Besides families, the organization also donates small meals called snacks to several nearby schools and social organizations.
Nourish Now has grown considerably since it opened. Brenda is one of them. Part of her job as a volunteer is to make sure that none of the food goes to waste.
“In the morning, I make sure that all the things that came late yesterday get put away so that we use that last, and we used the things that came the day before first, so that we're always giving fresh food and we're not throwing out anything.”
12．What do we know about Nourish Now?
A．It donates money to the poor. B．It benefits from collecting food.
C．It gets food from many places. D．It distributes food only to the poor.
13．What does the underlined word “them” in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A．Nourish Now. B．Food banks.
C．The poor. D．Organizations.
14．What does the author want to clarify with the example Rhoda in Paragraph 5?
A．She can get food donations every five days.
B．She isn't satisfied with the food supplied.
C．Eating better can keep people healthier.
D．The recovered food is fresh and rich.
15．What is the best title for the text?
A．A Group Uses Leftover Food to Feed the Hungry
B．The Poor Are Suffering from Starvation
C．Nourish Now Calls on People to Save Food
D．People Should Take Care of the Weak
第二节　(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。选项中有两项为多余选项。
[2020·沈阳监测一] Whoever wrote the song “It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” must have never experienced the holiday blues. Fortunately, psychological research suggests some effective ways you can use to beat the holiday blues. The key point is that sadness and other tough emotions are not what we should try to avoid. __16__. Here are four strategies to help you make your own happiness recipe this holiday season.
Don't force cheer
At family gatherings with cousins you secretly can't stand, you tend to put on a happy face. Indeed, that might even seem like the most mature response－no drama, no conflict. But a 2011 study followed dozens of bus drivers, looking to see when they gave forced or honest smiles at their passengers. The results showed when the drivers pretended to have a good mood, their actual moods got worse. __17__.
Let out sadness
The results of the bus driver study can be explained by researchers, who find that negative feelings like sadness or anger only increase when we try to control them. __18__. We don't like contradictory behavior.
Respond cautiously
Recently, scientists have been paying special attention to the benefits of caution. When you respond cautiously to an emotional trigger, you pause rather than react at once. __19__. Besides, it is associated with less anxiety, and may even carry physiological benefits.
__20__
Of course, the holidays will bring a mix of highs and lows, but the most important lesson to keep in mind is that this variety of emotions might be the best thing possible for your overall wellbeing. In other words, sadness, anger, and other difficult emotions are nothing to fear. Just make sure you're balancing them with lighter experiences. And don't forget to give yourself a break.
A．Relax your mind
B．Enjoy a mix of emotions
C．We tend to deny the important function emotions serve
D．Instead, they can help contribute to a healthy and happy life
E．So trying to force happiness seems to have the opposite effects
F．A cautious response to a negative event reduces sadness we experience
G．We feel bad when our appearance contradicts how we truly feel inside
第二部分　语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节　(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
My name is Miranda Gibson. I have been at the top of a tree for five months now. Some people might wonder __21__ on earth I would choose to do that.
I have walked through this forest many times. On 12 December 2011, __22__ rolled into the forest and the destruction (摧毁) began. I couldn't __23__ the thought that these forests would be __24__ forever. So, on 14 December 2011, I packed up my life, __25__ of my job plans, and climbed 60 meters to the top of this tree. I have been here ever since.
Life in the tree top can be __26__ at times. I have times when I feel frustrated (沮丧) and wish I could __27__， to anywhere, just have a __28__ of scenery for a minute! There are times too, when I feel terribly __29__. I miss my friends and family. __30__ these times, I find myself loving the __31__.
Living on the tree has been inspiring. I am willing to __32__ up here for as long as it takes, __33__ I honestly hope it won't be too __34__ before I can put my feet on the ground below and stand in a forest that will never be __35__.
21．A. why B．when C．how D．where
22．A. water B．animals C．machinery D．tourists
23．A. bear B．help C．keep D．spare
24．A. sold B．stolen C．protected D．lost
25．A. grew out B．fell short C．ran out D．let go
26．A. refreshing B．risky C．challenging D．rewarding
27．A. get up B．get away C．give in D．give up
28．A. change B．look C．search D．touch
29．A. confused B．nervous C．sorry D．lonely
30．A. Beyond B．Without C．Despite D．Unlike
31．A. height B．experience C．background D．position
32．A. return B．stop C．stay D．hide
33．A. but B．though C．because D．so
34．A. soon B．long C．near D．bad
35．A. moved B．logged C．burned D．missed
第二节　(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
[2020·济南高三模拟] Paper cutting was recognized as our national intangible cultural heritage(遗产) in 2006. According to experts, paper cutting conveys the culture shared between China 36.________ foreign countries to wish for family reunions and maintain links with loved ones, alive or dead.
In the movie Coco, for instance, the 12yearold Miguel and his family dance and sing to celebrate a 37.________(tradition) festival in Mexico, when colorful paper cuttings are hung on the street. Chinese people also cut images of small figures 38.________ (commemorate) their family who have passed away. The difference is that most