2020年河南省许昌市市一高高三高考英语预测卷(四)

1、2020年高三高考英语预测卷（四）第二部分阅读理解（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AB.C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项TRAVELLERITHEMASTERCLASSESIANEXPF日r-LWDmifOFTIWELWfilTTHfl»PHCTOtiftAPHVTHESESSIONSTRAVELWRITINGWhetheryou'retryingtoimpressaneditor,getyourselfnoticedorstartacareerasawriter,oursessionswillgiveyouallth

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5、teroraneditor.D. GotoUniversityofWestminster.22. Howmuchshouldyoupayfortwotickets?A. £90.B.£110.C.£140.D.£180.23. What'sthepurposeofthetext?A. Toadvertiseamagazine.B. Toprovidepart-timejobs.C. Topromotesomeclasses.D. Toexchangeexperience.BImovedtotheUnitedStatesasateenager.Th

6、eadjustmenttoanewplacewasdifficult.Buttherewasmajorstressinmylifeatthattime:IwastheonlymemberofmyfamilywhospokeEnglish,meaningIhadtostepupwhenwedealtwithashopassistant,awaiterandsoon.However,therewasanotheruniversallanguageIlovedtolearnasachild:art.AlthoughIconnectedmyselfwithdrawingandpaintingwhile

7、inschool,Imostlydismissedartasapathtoacareer.Sincemydadalwayssaid"ThinkaboutthefuturedidnotthinkhewouldsupportthestudyofartonceIwenttocollege.But,tomysurprise,itwasmyparentswhosuggestedjustthatandurgedmetoapplytotechnicalandliberalartsschools.Iwasadmittedintoindustrialdesign.It'sbasicallyto

8、designproductsandservices.Icouldbedoingsomethingmoretechnicalorsomethingmorerelatedtoproblem-solving.Itwasnoeasytasktodothecourseincludingmetalworking,woodworkingandmodelmaking.InoneclassIjustdrewcubesforanentiremonth,whichledmetoaquestion:"Wow!DoIreallywanttodothis?"ButIfinallysurvivedthe

9、course.NowIamadesignstrategistforMarshallMoyaDesign,afamousarchitectureandinteriordesigncompany.Ihaveexperienceinexhibitdesignproductdesignandwebsitedesign,apartfromwhichIenjoydevelopingpublicartinmyfreetime.Throughoutmycareer,I'vepickedupdifferentthingsalongtheway.Thebestwaytolearninmyopinionis

10、throughworking,therefore,getasmanyprojectsasyoucan.IndustrialdesignkindofmakesyouanaHroundperson.24. Whatwastheauthor'sbiggestproblemwhenfirstmovingtoAmerica?A. Theadaptiontoanewenvironment.B. Difficultyinlearninganewlanguage.C. Father'sdisapprovalofherstudyingart.D. Theburdenofbeingacommuni

11、cator.25. Whatmadetheauthorchoosetostudyart?A. Herdeeploveforart.B. Thesuggestionofherfamily.C. Herpotentialindesign.D. Theneedofagoodjob.26. Whywastheauthor'sexperienceofdrawingcubesmentioned?A. Toemphasizehereffortatstudy.B. Toexpresstheregretatherchoice.C. Toprovethecoursewasdifficult.D. Tosh

12、owthebasiccontentofthecourse.27. Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenshementionedhercareer?A. Surprised.B.Stressed.C.Eager.D.Proud.CLevisonWoodisattheSteveBikoAcademicHospital(SBAH)where,in2018,theOfficeofHealthStandardsawardedtheinstitutionthehighesthonorforitsqualityofpatientcareandaccesstohealthcareprofession

13、als.AspartoftheUniversityofPretoria,SBAHisacenterforworld-classsurgeonsandresearchers-andwhereLevisonmeetsProfessorMashuduTshifularo.ProfessorTshifularowhohasperformedtheworld'sfirstmiddleeartransplant（移植）using3DprintedbonestellsLevison:"Thiswasnotanovernightbreakthrough-it'stheresultof

14、10years'investinginresearchandstate-of-the-arthealth-tech.Investmentin3Dprintinghasmassivepotentia-一wehavemadehistoryhereinSouthAfrica-anditissettocontinue."AccordingtoMcKinsey&Company,theestimated仿计的）economicimpactof3Dprintingis$100-250billionby2025,iftoday'srateofadoptioncontinues

15、.Withthemostpotentialinaerospace航空航天）,auto,consumergoodsandhealthcare,thetechnologiesaremakingaglobalimpact.MedTechDrivesaysthat3Dprintingwillbeacentralpartofallmajorhealthcarebusinesseswithinfivetotenyears.ProfessorTshifularoandhisteamhave3Dprintedinnerearbones.'Theprocedurepresentssignificantl

16、yfewerrisesthantraditionalsurgeryandisannouncedasananswertoconductivehearingloss.Andit'snottheprofessor'sonly"world-first"."WhatIamdoinghere,nobodyelseisdoing,”ProfessorTshifularocontinues.In2008,Iperformedtheworld'sfirstbloodlessendoscopeassistedtonsillectomy（扁桃体切除手术）.Myt

17、eamincludesexpertsfromalldisciplines-includingjewelryfields.Theinternationalmedicalcommunitycertainlywillbenefitfromthisknowledgesharingandcreationintheirowncountry.Myresearchintofurtherinnovationisexciting."28. Whatdoesthefirstparagraphserveas?A. Abackground.B.Acontrast.C.Anexample.D.Acomment.

18、29. WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeMashuduTshifularo?A. Selflessandconsiderate.B.Determinedandhumorous.C.Creativeanddevoted.D.Ambitiousandmodest.30. Whatcanbelearnedabout3Dprinting?A. ItbringsalargeprofittoSBAH.B. Itisplayingakeyroleinhealthcare.C. Itguaranteessafetyofeartransplants.D. Itwil

19、lbeusedinawiderangeoffields.31. Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A. 3DPrintingIsChangingtheWorldB. 3DPrintingMadeHistorybyTshifularoC. ABigBreakthrough一3DPrintedEarsD. AHistoricMeeting一LevisonandTshifularoDFamousforitstoleranceaswellasitsnarrowhousesandbroadcanals,Amsterdamisundergoingachangeofattitu

20、dewhenitcomestothemillionsoftouriststhatcometoseeiteachyear.TolerancehasreacheditslimitsinthecapitalofDutch,whichisnowactivelyurgingvisitorstoheadelsewhere.EllenvanLoon,apartneratDutcharchitecturalfirmOMAsays,"Wedon'twanttoturnintoaVenice.WhiletourismearnstheDutcheconomyaround82billioneuros

21、ayear,theproblemwearecurrentlyfacingisthatAmsterdam,solovedbytourists,wejusthavesomanycomingtothecity."Netherlandstouristofficialsrecentlytookthedecisiontostopadvertisingthecountryasatouristdestination.”Perspective2030"report,publishedearlierthisyear,statedthatthefocuswillnowbeon”destinati

22、onmanagement”ratherthan”destiipromoting".Thedocumentalsodescribesthecountry'sfuturestrategy,acknowledgingthatAmsterdam'slivabilitywillbeseverelyinfluencedby"visitoroverload"ifactionisn'ttaken.Solutionslistedincludeworkingtodiscouragegroupsofvisitorsbyeitherlimitingorcomple

23、telyshuttingdownaccommodationandentertainmentproductsaimedatthem,aswellasspreadingvisitorstootherpartsoftheNetherlands.Someofthesemeasureshavealreadycomeintoplay.Lastyear,thefamous"IAmsterdam"signwasremovedfromoutsidetheRijksmuseum,thecity'smainartgallery.Thetwo-meterhighlettershavebee

24、nmovedtovariouslesserknownneighborhoodsinabidtoenticetravelerstoleavethecenterofthecity.Butwillthemeasuresbeingputinplacebeenoughtosaveitfrombeingdamagedbyitsownsuccess?Likemanyotherlocals,vanLoonfearsthatAmsterdamhasalreadylostitsuniquenessforever."Thereasontouristscomehereisthatthere'ssom

25、ethinginthecharacterofAmsterdamtheylove,"sheexplains'.Butatacertainpoint,whenthenumberoftouristsisincreasingandincreasing,theyactuallykillwhattheylovedinthefirstplace."32. WhatdoesvanLoonmeanbysaying"Wedon'twanttoturnintoaVenice"?A. Veniceissufferingfromovertourism.B. Ams

26、terdamdoesn'tnecessarilycopyVenice.C. VenicedoesmorepoorlythanAmsterdam.D. AmsterdamismorepopularthanVenice.33. WhydidAmsterdamadvisevisitorstoheadelsewhere?A.Toreduceitspressureofmassvisitors.B. Toturnthefocusondestinationpromoting.C. Topromotethedevelopmentofotherareas.D. Toavoidmuchspendingon

27、citymanagement.34. Whatdoestheunderlinedword"entice"inparagraph4probablymean?A.Force.B.Persuade.C.Inform.D.Allow.35. What'svanLoon'sattitudetothemeasures?A.Optimistic.B.Objective.C.Skeptical.D.Ambiguous.第二节（共5小题;每小题2分，满分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。Manypeople,includ

28、ingsomesuccessfulmen,wearthesameclothingdailytofocustheirdecision-makingenergyonmoreimportantthings._36Julia,anartteacher,iswearingthesamedressforthefirst100daysofschooltocreateawarenessoftheenvironmentalcostsoffastfashion.Availableonlineorfromvariousshops,itallowseveryonetoadoptthelatestfashiontren

29、dsinstantly.Thoughthatsoundslikeawinwinforall,therapidchangeinstylesandtheaffordablepricesresultinimpulse（中动）purchases,manyofwhicharethrownawayafterbeingwornjustonceortwice.37Julia'sideaforthe"OneOutfit（服装）,100Days"beganasacommentshemadetoherhusbandduringthesummer.38_Moreover,itwouldse

30、rveasagreatlessonforhernewstudents.Selectingaperfectoutfitforthechallengewasalittletricky.Aftersomeconsideration,Juliasettledonaplaindress.Thoughshehasabackupdress,Juliaplanstouseitonlyifabsolutelynecessary.39Ithasalsoinspiredsomeofhercolleaguesandherhusbandtotakeupthechallenge.Juliasaystheexperimen

31、thasforcedhertorethinkherattitudetowardsclothes.Shevaluesthingsmorenow-respectingtheplanetforherchildrenandtryingtovalueherselfinadifferentway,asopposedtocaringsomuchaboutwhatshelookslike.40Reuse,recycle,and,mostimportantly,reduce.A. Juliaisalsotiredofmakingdecisionsonsmallthings.B. Theexperimenthas

32、arousedcuriosityofmanystudents.C. Juli's"OneOutfit,100Days"challenge,however,hasaselflessaim.D. ThankstoJulia'sidea,thewholeschoolbegantofollowherchallenge.E. Shehopesmorepeoplewilllearnfromherandapplythe3Rstotheirlife.F. Over21billionpoundsofclothendsupbeingwasteyearlyintheUSalone

33、G. Thinkingfurther.shedecideditwouldbeawaytoshowhereco-friendlylifestyle.第三部分语言知识运用（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，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项。28-year-oldJermaineScottsetupinbusinessasabarberinMadison,Tennessee,aboutayearago.Hegradually_41somethingaboutthekidssittinginhischair.The

34、ywere42totabletsandcellphoneswhentheycametothebarbershop.Itwas43tocuttheirhairwhentheywerefocusedonthose.Thatledtothe44ofSoat's”BarbershopBooksDay"henkidscouldcomeandgeta45haircut.Whatwasrequired?Theyhadto_46abookwhiletheygotit."Comprehensiorandliteracy（读写能力）are47thingswithoutwhichyouw

35、ouldneverbeabletoreallyliveinthissociety.Youhaveto_48yourself,"Scottsaid.Iwanttomakeschoolcoolagain.Hecreated"BarbershopBooksDay"tohelpnotonlythekids,butalsothe49.Madisonhasmanylow-incomefamiliesandmanyarefocusedonjustkeepingtheir_50on.Forpeopleinthiscommunity,$15forahaircutperkidisno

36、teasyto5,1soinsomewayareductioninthepricecan52.Scottbeganhisinitiative（倡议）by_53fivelibrarybooksandputtingthemnearhischair.Book54beganpouringinwhenalocalnewsstationgot55ofwhathewasdoing.Scottplansontakinghisinitiativeastepfurtherby56his”BarbershopBooksDay"toan"IceBreakerBookTour"whereh

37、e_57togetkidsexcitedtolearnwhilealsogivingthem_58rolemodelsthroughmotivationalspeakers.Scottsaid,"59Istepoutsidemycomfortzoneandtellthemschooliscool,60itwillguidethemintherightdirection."41. A.noted42. A.adapted43. A.safe44. A.advertisement45. A.satisfied46. A.borrow47. A.initial48. A.educ

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39、overlook52. A.arise53. A.checkingon54. A.contents55. A.wind56. A.expanding57. A.agrees58. A.typical59. A.If60. A.generally第二节B.affordB.compensateB.checkingB.titlesB.holdB.applyingB.intendsB.classicB.OnceB.certainly1.5分，满分15分)C.believeC.countoverC.checkinginC.ordersC.sightC.comparingC.deservesC.posit

40、iveC.SinceC.accordinglyD.declineD.progressD.checkingoutD.donationsD.chanceD.addingD.provesD.alternativeD.ThoughD.hopefully（共10题;每小题阅读下面短文，在空白处填人1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式Researchersfind,notjustdailywalksorcontrollingsaltinyourdiet,learningsomehuladancesteps61(be)alsohelpfulinloweringyourbloodpressure.Thehul

41、aisadancedevelopedbythePolynesianswho62.(original)settledintheHawaiianIslands.NativeHawaiianswhoparticipatedinablood-pressureloweringprogrammeinvolvingtheirculturaldanceofhula63.(reduce)theirbloodpressuremorethanthosewhoreceivedstandardeducationondietandexercise.Theparticipantssaidthehulahelpedmeett

42、heir64(spirit)andculturalneeds.Theseresultsmayalsobeapplied65othergroupsalthoughthestudywasconductedinNativeHawaiians.Theyprove_66ideathatformostpeople,thebestphysicalactivityfortheirhealthisonethatmakesthem67(breath)alittlefasterandgetstheirheartbeatingalittlefaster.68that'sdancing,biking,swimming,orsurfing,thekeyistomovemoreandmoreoften.Whilethephysical_69(benefit)ofdancinghulaareclear,otherpositiveimpactsincludecreatingsocialsupportandincreasingself-confidence.Othersimilarculturalactivities,especiallythosemeet