2020-2021学年桂林市第十八中学高三英语二模试卷及答案
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2020-2021学年桂林市第十八中学高三英语二模试卷及答案
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
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Films to watch in March
Greta
A lonely young waitress finds a handbag on aNew Yorksubway train. Luckily, the address is inside, so she
returns it to the piano teacher who left it there. She then discovers that the piano teacher makes a habit of
dropping bags around the city on purpose to make new friends. Directed by Neil Jordan, the actors are attractive.
Grace Moretz is the waitress and Isabelle Huppert is the one who admires her. Thanks to them, Greta winds up
being far more enjoyable than it has any right to be.
The Aftermath
The Aftermath is one of the few World WarⅡ-related films. Based on Rhidian Brook’s novel,this touching
romantic movie is starred by Keira Knightley, who is the wife of a British officer. She hates the Germans because
her son was killed in an air raid. But is there a chance that a tall, dark andhandsome man might persuade her to
overcome her hate?
Captain Marvel
It took Marvel Studios a decade to finally make a female superhero. It’s also the first Marvel film to be
directed by a woman, who has directed Half Nelson and Missisippi Grind. Captain Marvel is set in the 1990s. The
Oscar-winning Brie Larson stars as Carol Danvers, a US Air Force fighter pilot, while Samuel L Jackson, as usual,
plays Nick Fury.
Dumbo
Dumbo is a classic Disney cartoon, who has big ears and there have been plenty of those kind of movies in
recent years.Burtonalways has inspirations to direct such kind of movies from Edward Scissorhands to Miss
Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. Magical figures have always been his favorite characters.
1. What makes Captain Marvel special?
A. Winning Oscar. B. Its female director. C. Time setting. D. A woman
pilot.
2. Which film is better for a 7-year-old kid to watch? A. The Aftermath B. Captain Marvel C. Grete D. Dumbo
3. Where can you most probably read the text?
A. Reader’s Digest B. Nature
C. Scientific American D. National Geographic
B
When I was young, my mother didn't have the money to send me to school, but she thought it was important
for me to keep up with education.So she decided to teach me extra lessons herself.But because she had to go to
work, the only time she could do it was at 4：30 inthe morning.
We needevery one of you to develop your talents and your skills so that you can help us old folks solve our
most difficult problems. If you quit on school—you're not just quitting on yourself, but you're quitting on your
country. No one's written your destiny(命运)for you, because you write your own destiny. You make your own
future.That's why today I'm calling on each of you to set your own goals for your education and do everything you
can to meet them.Your goal can be something as simple as doing all your homework, paying attention in class,
or spending some time reading a book.
But whatever you decide to do, I want you to commit to it.I want you to really work at it.I know that
sometimes you get that sense from TV that you can be rich and successful without any hard work—that your
ticket to success is through rapping or basketball or being a reality TV star.No one's born being good at all things.
You become good at things through hard work.You're not a good athlete the first time you play a new sport.You
don't hit every note the first time you sing a song.You've got to practise.
4. What can we learn from the first paragraph？
A. The writer's home was very rich.
B. The writer's mother was a teacher.
C. The writer was born in a poor family.
D. The writer didn't like reading books.
5. What does the writer want everyone to do by improving their talents and skills？
A. To quit on their country to earn more money.
B. To help solve the most difficult problems.
C. To write their own new destiny by working as a TV star.
D. To spend some time writing books about their own life.
6. Why does the writer call on everyone to set his/her own goal？ A. Because everyone's future is determined by themselves.
B. Because eyeryone's future is to do simple work.
C. Because everyone should do their homework.
D. Because everyone should pay attention in class.
7. How can people realise their great dreams？
A. By rapping.
B. By playing basketball.
C. By being a reality star.
D. By working hard.
C
A lot of us lose life’s tough battles by starting a frontal attack—when a touch of humor might well enable us
to win．Consider the case of a young friend of mine，who hita traffic jam on his way to work shortly after receiving
