河南省南阳市2020年高二英语第六次模拟考试试题无答案

1、河南省南阳市2020年高二英语第六次模拟考试试题无答案高二第六次模拟考试第一部分阅读理解（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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AThe Gal pagos: Evolution in Action11 days, 10 nights, 14 travelersDeparts March 14, May 23 and November 21,2020Charles Darwin called the Gal a pagos Islands “ a little world within itsel

2、f This journey lets you explore the world ' most fascinating wildlife destination while traveling in comfort. Experience evolution in progress and learn more about these historic islands. Visit islands with wildlife species （物种） that exist nowhere else in the world. See giant tortoises and seabi

3、rds, and swim with sea lions.Winter in Yellowstone7 days, 6 nights, 25 travelersDeparts January 10 and 24, 2020Yellowstone National Park is magical, where visitors are few and wildlife viewing is wonderful. In the freezing air, see mud pots and pouring springs strangely covered in steam. The journey

4、 puts one of our greatest ecosystems on full display. View wildlife in their habitat as few see them.Flying in Zero Gravity7 days, 6 nights, 25 travelersDeparts March 12, 2020The fantasy of floating through the air, weightless, is one that has been realized by only a few. Now, you can experience it

5、for yourself. Join one of the famous ZERO-G Experience flights for a true weightless experience. You' llalso learn about the frontiers in the universe scientists are seeking to control.A Family Hunt for Dinosaurs6 days, 5 nights, 25 travelersDeparts June 25, 2020Join this adven ture to western C

6、olorado ' s red rock country, for children 8 and older and their families. Go behind the scenes at a university laboratory for a special hands-on experience to learn how fossils （化石）are cleaned, identified and preserved. Dig on your own for 250-million-year-old fossils, which you can bring home.

7、21. What did Charles Darwin say about the Gal pagos Islands ?A. It had a small population.B. It was actually a small island.C. It had unique wildlife species.D. It was a rarely visited island.22. Which activity is suitable for space explorers ?A. Winter in Yellowstone.B. Flying in Zero Gravity.C. A

8、Family Hunt for Dinosaurs.D. The Gal pagos: Evolution in Action.23. What can tourists do on A Family Hunt for Dinosaurs ?A. Attend a lecture about fossils.B. Learn to identify the red rocks.C. Spend a week in the lab.D. Discover ancient fossils.BThe Aral Sea in Central Asia, once the fourth larges l

9、ake in the world, had shrunk because of irrigation and drought. Then in 2005, the Kazakh government and the World Bank constructed a dam that separated the northern and southern parts of the sea, allowing the northern part of the Aral Sea to start to recover. There are fish in the water again and du

10、ring the four years after 2005, fishermen came here to celebrate. However, this week's satellite pictures show that the eastern part of the Aral Sea is completely dry. It is the first time that it has completely dried up in 600 years.Yusup Kamalov, a scientist from Uzbekistan, is my guide. We

11、9; re standing looking at a vast desert. It's not like any other desert -there are abandoned fishing boats lying on the sand. Fifty years ago, The southern shore of the Aral Sea was right where we stand. Now it is 80 kilometres away to the northwest and we set off to drive to the water 's ed

12、ge. On the way, I see people riding bikes or walking here and there, which reminds me how I felt while taking a boat in this lake many years ago.Pointing to the oil rigs（ 钻塔）standing on her sand, Kamalov says, 44 Each year a few more are put up to exploit（ 开 采）oil. ” "Can you imagine, “ he cont

13、inues, that 40 years ago the water was 30 metres deep right here?” We reach the water and I try to swim, but the water is so salty that I just float on the surface. No fish are able to survive here. "This is what the end of the world looks like. More efforts are obviously needed to change it, b

14、ut time is limited," says Kamalov.24. Which of the following best describes the fishermen in the Aral Sea in 2008 ?A. Selfless. B. Pleased.C. Frightened D. Demanding.25. How do the author and his guide travel to the Aral Sea's southern shore?A. By car. B. By boat.C. By bike. D. On foot.26.

15、What can we infer about o il exploitation in the Aral Sea ?A. It has become the development focus. B. It has polluted the Aral Sea seriously.C. It will do much good to the fishermen. D. It will solve the water crisis of Uzbekistan.27. Whcit is Kamalov , s attitude to the Aral Sea's future?A. Amb

16、iguous. B. Confident. C. Skeptical. D. Worried.CScientist Stephen Hawking had to work really hard to speak. He chose letters and words from a synthesizer （合成器） screen controlled by twitches of a muscle in his cheek.However, the painstaking process used by Hawking, who died in 2018, might soon be rep

17、laced. With a very different approach, doctors have found a way to get a person ' speech directly from their brain.The breakthrough is the first to show how a persono'syinpediOn Words can betaken from brain signals and turned into text quickly. It is fast enough to keep pace with natural con

18、versation.Doctors wanted something that allows people who are paralyzed （瘫痪）to communicate more quickly than existing devi ces allow for. Today ' s devices pick up eye movements and muscle sudden movements to control a keyboard. "Todate there is no speech system that allows users to have in

19、teractions on the rapid timescale of a human conversation," said Edward Chang.In the research, Chang used the devices to record brain activity while each patient was asked questions. Using the recordings, Chang and his team built computer models that learned to match particular patterns of brai

20、n activity to the questions the patients heard and the answers they spoke. Once trained, the software could identify almost instantly, and from brain signals alone, what question a patient heard. It was accurate 76 percent of the time.The work is still in its early stage. However, Winston Chiong, a

21、scientist, said it was important to debate the moral problems such systems might raise in the future. For example, could such speech devices by accident reveal people ' s private thoughts?Chang said that sharing their people' s inner thoughimpossmoe. His device worksonly as thoughts are turn

22、ed into signals to drive muscles involved in speech."I havedeveloping a technology to find out what people are thinking, even if it were possible. But if someone wants to communicat e and can ' t, I think we have a responsibility as scientists to restore that. " he said.28. Why does th

23、e writer mention Stephen Hawking ?A. To introduce a breakthrough in communicating.B. To show honor to the famous scientist.C. To reflect his difficulty in speaking.D. To explain his special way of making sound.29. How does the brain-reading software work?A. By sensing the sound wave of words.B. By r

24、eceiving brain signals.C. By moving muscle suddenly.D. By picking up eye movements.30. What does the underlined word“ reveal " mean in paragraph 6?A. Remove.B. Cover.C. Expose.D. Change.31. What is the main idea of the text?A. The patient communicates with doctors freely.B. A new software follo

25、ws your words meanwhile.C. Others may read your inner thoughts.D. Brain-reading software helps the paralyzed talk.DFor a generation now, school reform has meant what students must be taught and carried out by standardized tests.Here ' as thought experiment. Suppose that next year almost every st

26、udent passed the tests.What would the reaction be from people? Would they shake their heads in respect and say, those teachers must be good! ”?Of course not. Such remarkable success would be used as evidence that the tests were too easy and it needs to raise standards. " Highstandards really me

27、ans “ standardsthat all students will never be able to meet” . My little thought experiment uncovers a truth that we have been taught to respond with doubt whenever all members of any group are successful. In America, success doesn count unless it is got by only a few.Consider widespread complaints

28、about grade inflation （膨胀） "in higher education. Many people don ' t even bother to stresthat grades have risen over time. They simply point to how many students get A s right now. The goal, in other words, isn' t to do well but to defeat other peopkare also trying to do well. Grades in

29、 testing should be used to announce whowho m.s bAating school ' s final taskpparently, is not to help everyone learn but to prepare the game so that there will always be losers.This makes no sense in any situation. Perhaps, for example, we can defend rating states or nations based on the quality

30、 of their air, health care or schools, but ranking them is foolish. School testing ranking doesn ' t lead to improvements in performance but tends to hold us back from doing our best. It makes productive teamwork less likely and leads all concerned to focus not on meaningful improvements but on

31、trying to beat everyone else.Most of all, it encourages the false belief that excellence is a zero-sum game. It would be more reasonable to rescue the spirit of the concept: Everyone may not succeed, but at least in theory all of us could.32. What did the writer ' s thought experiment prove?A. G

32、ood teachers represent higher test scores.B. American tests are usually too easy.C. Excellence is regarded as a rare thing.D. Students don ' t meet thettedards.33. What does the writer think American schools seem to do?A. Promote teachers to teach better.B. Remove the belief of beating others.C.

33、 Help all students do well at school.D. Ensure the existence of failures.34. What is the writer ' s attitude towards schools testing ranking?A. Sympathetic.B. Ambiguous.C. Disapproving.D. Unconcerned.35. What is the best title for the text?A. Why Can ' t Everyone Get A ' s? B. How Can St

34、udents Succeed?C. What Standards Do Schools Set? D. Who Get Best Grades at School?第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，茜分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。选项中有两项为多余 选项。Do you think you ' ve lost your inspiration? Maybe the ups and downs of life and work have affected you. You ' re not alone. The majority of people

35、 across the world are trying newer and easier ways to get inspired. 36 They start thinking to themselves that they are no good. And only a handful of people can stay inspired for life. You ca n get inspired for life anytime you want. That the potential of being human.Alone time is just as important

36、as socializing time. It is important to stay alone for you to understand your thoughts and emotions at a deeper level. 37 It ' asways inside of you, waiting to be used.Do you have goals? If you don ' t, now is the time to write them down. A person without goals has no direction. And he or sh

37、e can never know if he or she is making progress or not. Create your life goals and then break them down to yearly goals, monthly goals, weekly goals and daily goals.You can even go deeper to hourly goals. 38When socializing, listen to the stories of other people. You' ll be happy to realize hey

38、ou really are. Most of the people around you have gone through things you might never imagine.39 Listen to their stories and how they settled their problems. You can also read an inspiring book or watch a movie to get the inspiration you need to move forward.40 If you ' ve lost youspiration, you

39、 can put to practice these tips any time. It start living with passion.A. Inspiration comes from inside.B. Inspiration also comes from your success.C. But they give up along the way gradually.D. And there they are standing in front of you.E. Everyone needs inspiration to succeed in life.F. But they

40、always keep their experiences a secret.G. Having a sense of direction will keep you inspired.第二部分 语言知识运用（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。Lamar Harris is a poor disabled man with his reading defects （缺陷）and his inability to understand finances. To his

41、 41, he has a roof over his head in Gloucester Township, NJ. But recently he_42_ losing it if he didn ' t pay $50,000.After the death of his family members, Harris had fallen behind in his property （贝才产）taxes. _43 _when he received a legal complaint.44_he was days away from losing the home he &#

42、39; d grown up in as a result of _45_ taxes and interest payments, his neighbors _46_ to help. Terri Fretz, one of them, set up a Go FundMe page to try and settle his _47_.“ We, his neighbors, all have _48_ togive Lamar a hand. This problem just recently 49 and is too big for just his 50 ,to handle

43、, " Fretz wrote on GoFundMe. And they raised enough money to 51 his debts in just one week, Harris was so 52 when he heard he' d be able to keep his 53 that he burst into tears.Fretz 54 an update on GoFundMe , "We want to thank the hundreds of wonderful people who found 55 for Lamar in

44、 their hearts. You are all proof that 56 can make a difference in a person ' s 57 . We've raised the money needed to pay off his debts. He is very 58 and understands the kindness offered to him. All donations that he 59 to receive will be made public as we did before and will be 60 to Lamar&

45、#39;s current and future needs. Thanks again. There is still good in the world. There is still hope for us all."41. A. admirationB. reliefC. puzzlementD. surprise42. A. riskedB. admittedC. prohibitedD. Imagined43. A. ObviouslyB. FranklyC. LuckilyD. Naturally44. A. confirmingB. predicting C. war

46、ningD. describing45. A. hiddenB. unknownC. ignoredD. unpaid46. A. hesitatedB. offeredC. pretendedD. preferred47. A. arguments48. A. united49. A. come to an endC. come to mind50. A. colleagues51. A. satisfy52. A. awkward53. A. occupation54. A. cancelled B. posted55. A. request B. goal56. A. kindness

47、B. caution57. A. dream B. principle58. A. considerate B. careful59. A. continues B. promises60. A. reduced B. appliedB. challenges C. debtsB. answered C. movedB. come to an agreementD. come to lightB. customers C. parentsB. calculate C. preventB. admirable C. thrilledB. house C. websiteC. foundC. be

48、haviorC. faithC. lifeD. weaknessesD. repeatedD. neighborsD. acceptD. confusedD. possessionsD. selectedD. roomD. attentionD. roleC. modest D. gratefulC. refusesD. agreesC. attachedD. returned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。Experiences are acquired through our journey in lif

49、e ； we choose and create our beliefs, fears and opinions 61(base) on all our experiences in life. Even though things and life are the way they are, we all have different opinions and beliefs about everything and everybody. Other people have opinions about us too. But 62_really matters is the opinion we have about 63 (we). You either choose to accept and follow what other people believe 64_decide to be yourself and live according to the reality of life.65 living life as it is and being yourself, you create an image about yourself. It is