2021届高三英语下学期模拟试题12.doc

2021届高三英语下学期模拟试题12

2021届高三英语下学期模拟试题12

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2021届高三英语下学期模拟试题12（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
Returns & Refund Guarantee
[2020·广东省高三六校第一次联考] The “Returns & Refund Guarantee” is a promise provided by sellers for every item they sell on DHgate. com. When you receive an item that was bought and paid for on our site, and you find it is not as described or is of low quality, you can contact the seller to resolve these problems. DHgate will offer additional assistance if the seller is not cooperative.
Scope
The following points should not be included in the “Returns & Refund Guarantee”：
▲The seller didn't make any promise.
▲The seller can provide evidence to prove the items are as described.
▲You didn't contact the seller within the promised time.
▲You have released the payment to the seller before asking DHgate for help.
Sellers are able to set up the following promises：
Returning items for any reason
Buyers can return items for a refund within a specific date which has been set up by sellers, such as 3 days, and 7 days from the day when the items are received. The items' receiving date is the date that is indicated on the shipping carrier's official website. Buyers should prepay any return shipping cost, which will be given back to the buyers after the seller receives the items as long as the items are returned in the same exact condition as when they were delivered.
Returns or Refunds accepted if the product has quality issues
Buyers can return the items for a refund when they are not as described or possess quality issues by communicating directly with the seller. The seller is responsible for the return shipping cost.
Buyers can get a refund and keep the items when the items are not as described or possess quality issues by negotiating directly with sellers.
1．Who can get additional assistance from DHgate in the guarantee?
A．The buyers in physical stores. B．The buyers on DHgate. com.
C．The sellers on DHgate. com. D．Both the buyers and the sellers.
2．Which situation is within the scope of the guarantee?
A．The seller didn't make any promise.
B．The buyer has paid the seller in advance.
C．The buyer asked for help within the promised time.
D．The seller proves that there is nothing wrong with the item.
3．Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A．Not all the sellers make promises.
B．DHgate sometimes will pay the buyers.
C．Sellers should prepay return shipping cost.
D．The buyer can't keep the items after getting a refund.
B
My school appeared on the news last week because we had made an important change in our local area. Our class had planted a large garden in what was once only a vacant lot. It was a lot of work but it was all worth it. I got blisters (水疱) from digging, and we all got insect bites, too.
I learned a lot about gardening and collaboration (合作), and then I learned about the media. Our teacher telephoned the TV station and informed them of what we had accomplished. She spoke with the producer. The producer checked with the directors, but they said there were plenty of stories similar to ours. They wanted to know what was special about our particular garden, since many schools plant them.
The teacher explained that, after going on the Internet to learn about the prairie (大草原), we had made a prairie garden. We had been to a prairie and gotten seeds from the plants, and then we planted them. We did not water the garden, but we did weed it. We decided to let nature water it with rain, since that was how prairies grew in the past. We sent a picture of the garden to the news station. In the picture, the grass was so high that it stood taller than the fourth grade students.
As a result, the producer sent a reporter to our school. The reporter interviewed the headmaster and asked him many questions about the garden. After that, he interviewed us, and we explained to him what we had learned through this project.
That night, we watched the news, and there we were. The news reporter told our story. It was only two minutes long, but it was us. We were famous. All that work, all those blisters, it was worth it. We knew that when we saw the garden every day, but now we knew that the whole city thought so, too.
4．What seemed to be the TV directors' initial reaction to the garden?
A．They were excited. B．They were surprised.
C．They were worried. D．They were uninterested.
5．What is special about the garden?
A．Weeds were allowed to spread naturally.
B．The grass grew faster than common grass.
C．The seeds came from the plants of a prairie.
D．Underground water was used for the plants.
6．What does the underlined word “that” refer to in the last paragraph?
A．We got blisters on our hands. B．Our hard work was worthwhile.
C．The garden would be famous. D．The project would be finished.
7．How did the author feel about the project?
A．Annoyed. B．Curious. C．Proud. D．Regreful.
C
[2020·广东省高三六校第一次联考] My family and I never talked about school as the ticket to a future. I was in the classroom, but I wasn't there to learn to write, read or even speak. When it was my turn to read, I wanted to hide. I was 13 years old, but I already hated being who I was.
I had an English teacher, Mr.Creech, who knew I couldn't read. In one of my first lessons the teacher said that anyone who had a reading age below six had to stand up. I felt so embarrassed. But at the same time, it made me realize that I needed to change the situation. I was determined it wouldn't happen again. Later that day, Mr.Creech encouraged me and promised he would try his best to help me learn to read. From then on, I never gave up practicing reading.
Then when I was 41 years old, one day, I planned to fly back to Texas to visit my friends and family. On my way from the airport, I saw Mr.Creech buying himself a drink. I rushed over and reached into my pocket to pay for him. “Do I know you？” he asked. “Yes, sir, you do know me，” I answered excitedly. “My name is Anthony Hamilton. You taught me English.” The look on his face told me that he remembered the boy he'd once encouraged.
“I'm so glad I had a chance to see you，” I said. “And Mr.Creech, I have great news to share.” I told him I had learned to read. But that wasn't all. I had become a published author and an active speaker. “The next time you get another Anthony Hamilton in your classroom, please encourage him to read as well，” I added.
The experts say what once worried me has a name：dyslexia(诵读困难). But I can tell you it was a lack of desire for education.
8．Why did the author want to hide?
A．Because he felt sorry for himself. B．Because he hated being laughed at.
C．Because he couldn't read at all. D．Because he didn't have a ticket.
9．Which of the following could best describe Mr.Creech?
A．Considerate and dutiful. B．Demanding and enthusiastic.
C．Emotional and dedicated. D．Friendly and ambitious.
10．Why couldn't the author read before meeting Mr.Creech?
A．Because his reading age was not long enough.
B．Because his parents didn't teach him how to read.
C．Because he was afraid of reading before the class.
D．Because he didn't have inner driving force to learn to read.
11．What can we infer from the passage?
A．Mr.Creech taught two students called Anthony Hamilton.
B．The author had become a published author and an active speaker.
C．Dyslexia was the underlying reason that made the author unable to read.
D．The author was grateful to Mr.Creech.
D
[2020·重庆市七校联考] Being stuck behind crowds of slow walkers when you're in a hurry is one of the most annoying things. But now, Lakeside Shopping Centre in Essex, one of the UK's largest shopping malls, has introduced its very own fast lane for shoppers in a hurry, aiming to help impatient shoppers avoid slow walkers and the anger that goes with them.
The Lakeside Shopping Centre in Essex has introduced a 720foot “fast lane” reserved for fast walkers only, just in time for the festive rush. The centre's management team said：“The lane will help the shoppers who know where they want to go quickly and don't want to get caught in behind unhurried shoppers at the busiest time of the year.”
The fast lane was introduced after a MasterCard survey found that 80 percent of consumers found slow walkers their biggest annoyance while shopping. The research also found that the average walking speed slowed down by 21 percent during the festive shopping period, as most shoppers spent more time window shopping during this period.
Gary Mortimer, an expert from the Queensland University of Technology, said he wasn't surprised by the promotion about the launch of the fast lane, and thought the concept would appeal to shoppers all over the world. “Crowded parking lots and busy shopping centres tend to be two of the biggest complaints of shoppers over the festive season，” he said. “I think the fast lanes are a new approach. However, I suspect it will be a bit like fast lanes on the highway, so it might end up being more trouble than its worth.”
The MasterCard survey also identified the four most common types of shoppers. They include “Skaters” who try and make their way through crowds politely, “Dodgers” who move down the paths to avoid slow walkers, “Bulldozers” who push their way through crowds, and “Tutters” who express their frustrations to slow walkers.
12．The fast lane is intended for the shoppers who ________.
A．can't move quickly because of physical disabilities
B．buy things on their shopping lists quickly
C．take their time to do window shopping
D．want to leave the mall quickly
13．What is Gary Mortimer's attitude to the fast lane?
A．Supportive. B．Indifferent. C．Critical. D．Objective.
14．Who may patiently move behind a slow crowd?
A．Skaters. B．Dodgers. C．Bulldozers. D．Tutters.
15．What is the main idea of the text?
A．Shopping can be annoying sometimes.
B．How to avoid slow walkers when shopping.
C．The problems that shopping centres face during busy holidays.
D．The shopping mall creates the fast lane to avoid slow walkers.
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可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
The Hotel Wake ­up Call Gets Personal
Here's a wake­up call: The hotel front desk will do one better than ringing your phone in the morning. They'll send an actual human being to your room. Don't worry. They won't come in and give you a good morning kiss. __16__
Never mind that most travelers nowadays have smart phones with built­in alarm clocks. __17__ Here are some examples. At Wolcott Hotel, if a wake­up call is unanswered, they will send an employee to your door. At Las Ventanas al Paraiso, an employee shows up at your room to wake you up with tea, coffee and breakfast bread. At Mandarin Oriental, a person rather than an automated system will call to wake you up. __18__
Hotels have always taken the wake­up call seriously. __19__ If you don't get your call within five minutes of the requested time, you won't have to pay for your room. Travelers, too, still want to have an option of a wake­up call. A study of 285 guests at Crowne Plaza found that 53% considered a wake­up call very important.
__20__ In the late 1980s, hotels turned to automated systems. Then all you'd get was a ring and silence. In the ever­competitive race for loyal customers, however, many hotels are now getting creative with the wake­up call. Some hotels even have recordings of celebrity voices. And more hotels will go back to the old in­person system of wake­up calls.
A．But they might bring you coffee.
B．If you don't answer, you'll get a wake­up knock.
C．Crowne Plaza, for instance, has a wake­up call guarantee.
D．But the wake­up call became less personal over the years.
E．The hotel gets 15 to 30 requests for wake­up calls each day.
F．The human wake­up call is a way to personalize a guest's stay.
G．Some guests sleep through the call, while others turn their phone ringers off.
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、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
This is really simple but I was caught off guard (措手不及). As my son and I were __21__ a restaurant today, I held the door for several older couples going in and out. Just as I was about to let it go, I saw someone coming around the corner so I __22__. She saw my little boy and told me to go first. I told her to __23__ because I wasn't in any __24__ — we're still technically on vacation. After all, we'd had our lunch.
I've held doors __25__ I was a kid because that's what my mother educated me in and now I just do it out of __26__. Maybe people will say thanks, but most of them just blow past like the world __27__ them something or they can make whatever excuse for ignoring that __28__.
This girl, however, __29__ a big smile, saying “Thank you”. It's a tiny thing and she probably didn't even __30__ its effect. But I could suppose she __31__ appreciated it. It wasn't until she was in the __32__ and walking past that I found she was a beautiful girl, so I'm not the first person to open a door for her. I just got back from Florida, was dirty and __33__ and hadn't even showered yet. I am 99% sure it had nothing to do with my __34__. I can only assume she was actually grateful.
Anyway, this probably wouldn't mean anything to most people but I valued her sincere__35__.
21．A.passing　　 B．leaving　　 C．entering　　　 D．reaching
22．A.waited B．approached C．quitted D．departed
23．A.back away B．come over C．hold on D．go ahead
24．A.question B．danger C．hurry D．difficulty
25．A.since B．unless C．before D．when
26．A.reputation B．interest C．curiosity D．respect
27．A.guarantees B．promises C．affords D．owes
28．A.entrance B．tolerance C．gesture D．elegance
29．A.brought about B．set out C．took up D．put on
30．A.doubt B．realize C．comment D．acknowledge
31．A.authentically B．deliberately C．frequently D．gradually
32．A.crowd B．corner C．doorway D．suite
33．A.exhausted B．available C．untidy D．unprepared
34．A.status B．attraction C．garment D．dignity
35．A.appearance B．character C．appreciation D．commitment
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。
On the morning of her grandson's wedding, Peg McCormack received some bad news. The 91­year­old was in the hospital after a fall when she found out she would be unable to attend the 36.________ (celebrate) in Madison, New Jersey.
Unknown to McCormack, her grandson Brian 37.________ his wife Lauren had made a heartfelt plan 38.________ (include) her in the day's activities. 39.________ (follow) by a wedding photographer, the couple made a surprise visit 40.________ the hospital before heading to the reception.
“She was so excited to watch 41.________ (we) get married，” the bride said. “She was simply living for this wedding. So we brought the wedding to her.”
“W