2021届佛山市第十二中学高三英语模拟试题及参考答案

2021届佛山市第十二中学高三英语模拟试题及参考答案第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项AWhenyougrowupinVoss,outdooradventuresbecomeawayofliving.Thisiswhyvisitorswillfindoutdooractivitiesforallagesandlevels.Manypeoplegettheimpressionthatsuchactivitiesasriversports,airsportsandotherextremesportsareonlyfortheexperts.Actually,youwillfindmanyoutdooradventuresforthosewhosimplywantatasteoftheseelementsinVoss.回RiverKayakingTheriverinVossaregreatforriverkayaking.Ifyouareabeginner,weadviseyoutotryanintroductioncourseof3hours.Acourseof2dayscanbetestedoutifyoureallywanttolearnthesportofkayaking.GetatotallynewexperiencewithoneofthebestkayakcentersinNorway.PricesFromNOK850perperson回RaftingThemostpopularsummeractivityinVoss.Thrilling,funandsuitableforbeginnersaswellasthosewithexperience!Includestransportation,safetyinstruction,swimtestandabout8kmofbreathtakingraftingstartingoffinsoftersteamsbeforegettingontothemoreexcitingstreams.SeasonDailyMay—OctoberPricesFromNOK1,120InfoAllnecessaryequipmentisprovided.Pleasebringyourownswimwearandtowel.回BavallsekspressenChairLiftExplorethemountainbyridingtheBavallsekpressenchairliftallthewaytothetoptogetimmediateaccesstoagreatvarietyofhikingtrailsinbeautifulscenery.Theliftisalsoopenforthosewhowanttobringtheirbikeorparaglider.Startandend:FromBavallentoHangurstoppen.Season:Sat/Sun24June—06August12:00-16:00PricesSingletrip:NOK100Daypass:NOK250回HusdyrparkenAtHusdyrparken,visitorsgettoexperienceNorwegianfarmanimals.Youcanparticipateinanimalfeedingandfarmcompetitions,orsimplyrelaxwithanorganicicecreaminthecafe.Youcanalsovisitasmallmuseumwitholdfarmingequipment.Season:Daily18June—21AugustPrices:AdultsNOK120ChildrenNOK60SeniorNOK60FamilyPassNOK200（Foruptotwoadultsandtwokids）Whoaretheintendedreadersofthepassage?A.Localresidents. B.Professionalathletes.C.Travelexperts. D.CommonTourists.Whichofthefollowingactivitiesprovideinstructionsforbeginners?A.RiverKayakingandRafting. B.HusdyrparkenandRiverKayaking.C.RaftingandBavallsekspressenChairLift. D.BavallsekspressenChairLiftandHusdyrparken.HowmuchshouldJanpayforafarmtripwithherlittlesonandhermotherinVoss?A.NOK240. B.NOK200.C.NOK180. D.NOK120.BJeffBezos,ElonMuskandRichardBransonhaveacombinednetworthof400billion,roughlythesizeoftheGDPoftheentirenationofIreland.Andallthreemenhavedecidedtoputvastsumsoftheirwealthintochasingtheirspacetraveldreams,creatingamodernspaceraceinwhichultra—richmen—ratherthancountries—shootforthestars.Butwhythethreebillionaireschoosethecrazyplan?Justforthetraveldreams?It’snotthatsimple.Asweallknow,thespacetravelisamirrorofcomprehensivenationalstrength,whetherit’sthecoldwarorthepresent.Thefirstspaceracespannedmultiplepresidentsandpremiers—Kennedy,Krushchev,Brezhnev,Nixon.Itmadeheroesofastronautsandcosmonauts,anditfocusednationalprides.Butobviously,thisyear’sracebetweenthebillionairesfeaturesnoneofthatnationalprideoropposingideas.It’stax—aversetycoons（大亨）whowanttosellhigh—pricedticketstorichpeopleinterestedinexperiencingweightlessness.Amazon’sBezoshassaidheisfundinghisportionbysellingofflargechunksofhisAmazonstock（股票）—1billionormoreayear.Whataretheodds?Ifanyoneistakingbetsonhowthiswillend,andwhowillhavethemoreprofitablespacetourismbusiness,considerAmazon’smethodofmakingverylittleprofitinordertoeatupcompetition.So,fromthispointofview,what’shidingbehindthiscrazyraceisbusiness.Asamethodofexpandinfluence,itisnotabadidea.RichardBransonhascarriedouthisplanonJuly12,andJeffBezosannouncedthathewillstarthisspacetravelonJuly20.Bezosisgettingsomegoodpressbecausehe’stakingWallyFunkalongfortheride.She’sthepilotnowinher80swhowaskeptoutofspaceinthe1960sbecauseshe’sawoman.Thismaybeabonusforhim.AsforMusk,hethinksthesetwoabovearenotrealspacetrips,hewantsalargermove.Whowillwintheraceintheend?Let’swaitandsee.Whichofthefollowingpeoplemightbethepotentialclientofthespacetravel?Daisyaged45withaheavydebt.Clarksonwhodoesn’tenjoytakingrisks.Billyaged60withanampleretirementpension.Alexanderwhoknowsnothingaboutspacetravel.WhatstoppedWallyFunkflyingtospaceinthe1960s?A.Age. B.Gender. C.Height. D.Disposition.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthebillionairesrace?A.Profit—driven. B.Meaningless. C.Foolish. D.Generous.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“spanned”inparagraph3probablymean?A.Revolved. B.Turneddown. C.Entered. D.Leaptthrough.CIfyouhaveeverbeendisappointedbecauseyoudon’thaveagoodgardener,thecleverrobotmayonedaybecomethehelperofyourindoorplantsTheHexaPlantisasix-leggedrobotthathasbeenspeciallymadetocareforthepottedplantthatcarriesontopofitshead.Usinglightandheatssensors（传感器）therobothastheabilitytocarryitsplantinandoutthedaylight.Ifthehouseplantneedsmoresun，theHexawillwalkintothesunlight;andifthehouseplantisgettingtoohot,theHexawillgobackintotheareathatblocksdirectlightTheHexaPlantwillevendoalittledancewhenitsensesthattheplantneedstobewateredtowarnitsowner.TherobotwasdevelopedbyVincrossengineerandfounderSunTianqiafterhesawadeadsunflowersittinginthedarknessinaroombackin2014.”Plantsonlyreceiveanactionwithoutresponding,”SunTianqiwroteinablogpost.”Whethertheyarebeingcut,bitten,burnedorpulledfromtheearth,orwhentheyhaven’treceivedenoughsunshine,water,oraretoohotorcold,theywillholdstillandtakewhateverishappeningtothem.AccordingtoSunTianqi,forbillionsofyears,plantshaveneverexperiencedmovementofanykind,noteventhesimplestmovement.Intheirwholelives,theysticktowheretheywereborn.SunTianqicontinued,”Dotheywantbreaktheirownsettingsorhaveatendencytowardsthis?Idonotknowtheanswer,butwouldlovetotrytosharesomeofthishumantendencyandtechnologywithplantsWiththehelpoftherobot,plantscanexperiencethemove”.TheHexaPlantmodelrobotsarenotforsale,thoughVincrossdoessellaHexarobotmodel.Itissaidthatinthenearfuturetherobotscanopenupanewmarkettowatchoverourhouseholdplants8.WhatcanwelearnabouttheHexaPlant?A.Ithelpspeopledosomegardening.ItwaterstheplantsthroughdancingIthelpsindoorplantsgetpropersunlightItcarriesthepottedplantwithitshandsWhatdoestheauthortrytoshowthroughParagraph3?ThewayplantsspendtheirwholelivesThecommonwaypeopledealwithplantsThedifferencebetweenplantsandhumansThecauseofmakingtheindoorplants’helper.WhatdoesSunTianqitrydousingthistechnology?Todevelopgardeningskills.Todrawpeople’sattentionplantsmakeplantsexperiencemovestudythelivingconditionsofplantsWhatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?ANewMarketforrobotsAnIndoorPlants’HelperAnImportantDevelopmentinGardeningDTheTendencyofGardeningintheFutureDThemeasurablethreattotheenvironmenthasbeenworsenedbythespreadofCOVID-19thatincreasestheneedforplasticprotectiveequipment.Mostplasticismadefromfossilfuels.Millionsoftonsofgreenhousegasarereleasedfromthedevelopmentoftheseresourcesandplasticproductionandburning.Theendlifeofplasticisjustworrisome.Lessthan10%oftheplasticproducedhasbeenrecycled.Evenmoreofithasbeenburned.Butthevastmajorityofplastichasbeenburiedinland,anditisincreasinglypollutingtheenvironment.Wehearmostlyaboutoceanplasticandtheharmdonetoseacreaturesthatmistakeplasticbagsandbitsforfood.Butmicroplasticisevenmoreworrisome.Plasticdoesn'tbreakdownbiologicallybutinsteadbreaksdownintotinyparticles(averysmallpieceofsomething),whichhavebeenfoundineverycorneroftheplanet,onlandandintheair,indrinkingwaterandfoodsources.Yetthepublichasnotgiventhisglobalenvironmentaldisastertheattentionitrequires.Instead,theyhaveviewedsingle-useplastic—whichmakesupabout40%ofplasticusedeachyear—asalitterissuethatcanbesolvedthroughbetterrecyclingandwastemanagement.Thatattitudemustchangebecausetherecentglobalbreakdownofthemarketforrecyclinghasmadeitclearthatithasneverbeen,noreverwillbe,abletokeepupwithplastictrashuse.Californiahasbeentheforerunnerofplasticwastereduction—itwasthefirststatetobansingle-useplasticbagsandmaybethefirststatetotransformthewaygoodsarepackaged.Thestatealsocameclosetopassinganactwhichwouldhaverequiredthatproductssoldinplasticpackaginginthestatehaveaprovenrecyclingrateof75%by2032.California,thoughinfluential,can'tsolvethiscrisisalone.TheUShaslongbeenproducingagreatamountofplastictrashanditshouldengageinreducingtheuseofplasticaswell.Whydoestheauthormentionthereleaseofgreenhousegasinparagraph1?ToshowtheharmofplasticTowarnoftheclimatechange.Tocallforthedevelopmentoffossilfuels.Tohighlighttheimportanceofplasticequipment.What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardsthepublicopiniononsingle-useplastic?A.Favorable. B.Tolerant.C.Curious. D.Opposed.What'sCalifornia'sroleinreducingplasticwaste?A.Apioneer. B.Afailure.C.Anobjector. D.Apredictor.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?MicroplasticProductsAreHarmfulWasteRecyclingIsanUrgentMatterPlasticWastePollutionIsaWake-upCallGlobalEnvironmentalDisastersAreIncreasing第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，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Motivationplaysaroleinalmosteverythingwedo.Fromgettingoutofbedinthemorningtodealingwithachoreorgoingafteranewroleatwork,it'sfinallythesenseofmotivationthatdrivesusfrombeginningtocompletionofanytaskthatlifethrowstous. 16 Theycancompletedailytaskswithoutasecondthoughtandremainefficientfrommorningtoevening.Others,however,maystruggletofindasenseofmotivationfordifferentreasons.Fortunately,hereareafewwaysyoucanintroducemotivationintoyourdailyroutine.Createattainablegoals.Feelingstressedbecauseofagoaloraprojectisnormal.Evenifthetaskisabigone,youcanbreakitdownintosmallgoalstoworkyourwaytothefinishline.Forexample,ifyouhaveadifficultprojectcomingup,don'twaituntilthelastminutetobegin. 17 Thiswillmakeyoufeelchallenged,whilealsoallowingyoutofeelasifyou'vecompletedimportantactivities.18 Byrewardingyourselfonethingatatimeorattheendoftheday,youcanalsoteachyourselftobeamoremotivatedperson.Thisisabouttreatingyourselfforgoodwork!Everytimeyoucompleteatask,youknowyou'regoingtogetareward.Likewise,ifyoudon'tcompleteanytask,youwon'tgetareward. 19 Createpositivehabitsovertime. 20 Inordertomakemotivationapositivehabit,apersonneedstotryandstartcompletingactivitieseverysingleday.Ofcourse,itisfinetomissadayhereandtherebutthatshouldbedonecautiously.Rewardyourself.Assessrewardsfordifferentachievements.Somepeoplefindmotivationeasytocomeby.Instead,makealistofachievablegoalsforeachday.Itusuallytakesaroundtwomonthstodevelopahabit.Soovertime,youassociaterewardswithbeingmotivated.Itisnotdifficulttodevelopapositivehabitrelatedtomotivation.第二部分语言运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项JamesCookandhiswifeSamanthaJonesstartedtheirbeekeepingworkeightyearsagoandhavegainedmuchexperience.Theyare___21___atsolvingtheproblemstheirbeesface,which 22 harmfulinsect-killingfarmchemicals.Theyear2020wastheiryearto___23___theirownbusinessafterworkingseveral___24___forotherbeekeepers,whentheywereinCalifornia'sfarms.Thefarmwasalwaysfullofwhiteflowersthatcould 25 intonutsorfruitsinthefall.Itwas 26 becausethemanybeekeeperstravelledwiththeirbeestopollinate（授粉）thecropsinthesummer.Thenthecoronavirushealthcrisishit.CookandJonesbecame 27 .Didtheystayordidtheygo?Theywerestuckin28.Actuallybythattime,theyhadplannedto29theirhives（蜂巢）toavalleyfriendlytobeessoastoletthebees 30 theircontactwithfarmchemicals.Theyknowagriculturalworkersareofimportanceandhoneyalsocanbe 31 onnormalconditionforalongtime.Soafterstruggles,they 32 tostayandsetouttocreatetheir 33 BirdandtheBeesHoney.Now,CookandJonesandtheirsmallcrewareworkingdayandnightinorderthattheycanbuildtheirhoney 34 .Theyare 35 tiredandindebtbecausetheytooka 36 togetthebusinessupandrunning.Buttheywerealsohopeful.Cook,whois35,saidstartingabusinessinthe 37 timeswillhehard.However,theythinkit 38 todoitandthe 39 isteachingthemalessontolookforthe 40 andappreciatethebeautythatyoucanfind.21.A.confusedB.amazedC.sadD.expert22.A.gatherB.avoidC.involveD.focus23.A.getdowntoB.getridofC.giveupD.putoff24.A.monthsB.yearsC.daysD.minutes25.A.getB.put C.break D.change26.A.possibleB.necessaryC.importantD.rare27.A.inspiredB.impressedC.concernedD.occupied28.A.trapB.difficultyC.examD.mood29.A.donateB.contributeC.handD.take30.A.sufferfromB.bringaboutC.recoverfrom D.getinto31.A.madeB.storedC.harvestedD.picked32.A.pretendedB.decidedC.happenedD.promised33.A.brandB.fameC.solutionD.product34.A.familyB.foodC.honorD.factory35.A.merelyB.rarelyC.extremelyD.gradually36.A.breakB.bowC.jogD.loan37.A.magicalB.uniqueC.stressfulD.unforgettable38.A.practicesB.aimsC.appreciatesD.paysA.tale B.experience C.fact D.truthA.comfort B.optimism C.honey D.dream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StephenHawking,whoisthemostfamousphysicist,wasborninBritainonJanuary8th,1942.Asachild,hewasenthusiasticabout___41.___（design）complicatedtoysbut 42. （fortune）,inhistwenties,hesuffered 43. adiseasethatwasimpossibletobecured, 44. wasagreatchallengeforhim.However,notonlywashepositiveaboutthemisfortunes 45. eventuallyhedefeatedalltheobstaclesbutalsohewas___46.___（bury）inhisresearchintheuniverse.In1988,hisbest-sellerABriefHistoryofTimewaspublished,___47.___whichheputforwardtheidea___48.___timeitselfhasabeginning,andthatitwillhave___49.___end.Inconclusion,hehasmadeoutstanding 50. （contribute）tothefieldsofcosmologyandquantumgravity.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节短文改错（满分10分）51.假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处错误。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号（回），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除:把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改:在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意:1.每处错误及修改均仅限一词；只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。YesterdayIsawanspecialbridgeintheWestLake.Itwasbuiltforlittlewildducks!Itturnedoutthatinthatplaceflowerswasgrowing,surroundedbysteelnetsabovewatertopreventfisheatthem.However,manynew-bornwildduckwerebornthisyear.Theyhaddifficultygettingintothelaketofollowtheirmothersbutfeedthemselves.Inordertohelptheducks,thelocalofficialsbuiltthelittlebridge,whathelpedthementertheplaceofthelakeeasy.Nowtheyareplayingandseekingfoodwithitsmothershappily.Itissaidthatthebridgewillpulleddownwhenthelittleducksgrowupbigenough.第二节书面表达（满分25分）52.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。WhenIwasfiveyearsold,welivedinasmalltownintheMidwestinanoldyellowhousewithastreamoutback.Onsummerdays,IusedtoplaywithaneighborgirlnamedMarie,whowastwoyearsolder.Shewouldtakemyhandandleadmedowntothestream,whereIcouldlieonthebankandstareatthemuddywater.OnonesuchdayIwassittingonthebank,withmydirtytoesinthesoftwarmmud,whenMarietooksomethingfromthepocketofheroveralls.Itwasalittleboat,madeofpaper.“Papamadethisforme,”sheboasted.Ist