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1、2020年全国高中高三高考预测试卷（五）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 A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ANational Geographic Exhibit Titanic : The Untold StoryThe National Geographic Museum is always an interesting and educational place to visit. The admission isnt free but is definitely worthwhile fo

2、r unique exhibits like this. Well be taking a self-guided tour but there may also be museum staff on hand.About the exhibitionOn this exhibition, you will be surprised to find that the sunken Titanic was discovered by Robert Ballard, who was then carrying out a top secret Cold War mission（任务）.In 198

3、5, Ballards mission was to dive to depths of 9 ,800 feet using a camera system called Argo to find and document the exploded remains of the submarine艇）Scorpion. The objective of the mission was to gain evidence to determine what led to her loss. After concluding his successful investigations, Ballar

4、d used the final 12 days of his expedition to discover the remains oTf itanic.The exhibition - originally exhibited at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum - shows the history of the discovery from an entirely new angle. Not only are visitors exposed to the historical events that led to

5、 the ships finding, but they can hear the fascinating stories of some of the passengerson board the ship. In addition to items borrowed from families of the survivors that have not been reunited since the night the ship sank in 1912, the exhibition contains those from the rich collections of the Nat

6、ional Archives and the 20th Century Fox Archives. There are also movie sets and clothes worm by actors from the 1997 movieTitanic.PriceRegular: $15Seniors/Students/Military: $12Children5-12 (free under 5): $10Why did Ballard carry out the 1985 mission?To determine the place of Titanic.To save passen

7、gers during the Cold W ar.To help find the reason for Scorpions loss.To experiment with a new camera system.What can visitors see in the exhibition?The survivors of Titanic.The original design of Titanic.The movie about the ship Titanic.The possessions of the survivors.If a retired couple takes thei

8、r 4-year-old grandson to the exhibition, how much should they pay?A. $24.B. $30.C. $34.D. $40.BAe, she said, meaning ” yesin Hawaiian, when asked a question by a malevoice. ” Ae hanau ia wau i Honomaele. ” (Yes, I was born in Honomaele, she said. )That voice of an elderly Hawaiian woman was that of

9、my great-grandmother, speaking her native language on a Honolulu radio program more than 40 years ago.The first time I heard the CD recording, it sent thrills down my back. I never met my great-grandmother, but hearing her speak in the Hawaiian language was like magic. It was a way to meet her and t

10、or the first time, I heard people speaking the Hawaian language to each other.In Hawaii today, nearly everyone knows how to speak at least a few words of Hawaiian. But the practice of primarily speaking the Hawaiian language from birth nearly died with my great-grandmothers generation. A man named L

11、arry Kimura- the voice interviewing my great-grandmother on that radio program - set out to change that. In the 1970s,when he started the 90-minute radio program, there were just about 2 ,000 of Hawaian speakers left who grew up speaking Hawaian in the home. Today, he puts that population at a coupl

12、e of dozen.The Hawaiian language had been banned from school instruction in 1896. And by the time Kimuras show was on the air, there werent many places to formally learn the Hawaiian language, even as a second language. Language is the first aspect of a people to vanish, said Kimura. ” People dont r

13、ecognize that until its almost gone, becausethey re hanging onto their typical culture identification tags such as their songs， their foods or what they wear.As for my family, my great-grandmother did not pass along the Hawalian language to her children. But that doesnt mean its too late. Last year,

14、 my kids and I joined a Hawaiian cultural group and hula school. Word by word, we are trying to teach ourselves what got dropped between the generations.How did the author feel when she first heard Hawaiian spoken?A. Moved. B. Excited. C. Relaxed. D. Confused.Why did Larry Kimura start the radio pro

15、gram?To honor the authors ancestor.To show the value of the language.To save the Hawalian language.To keep the Hawaiian people alive.What does the underlined word vanish in paragraph 4 mean? Disappear.Develop.Exist.Vary.What does the author and her kids experience indicate?What is lost between gener

16、ations.How important cultural education is.The influence of the radio program.The need to protect Hawaiian people.CFew things are more satisfying than sleeping late on weekends. But though the extra sleep may improve your mood, it does not appear to improve your health. A new study shows that so-cal

17、led recovery sleep cannot reset the body clock and may actually lead to some serious health problems.Christopher Depner, an assistant professor at the Department of Integrative Physiology of the University of Colorado Boulder, said, ” Sleleopss can influence a range of physiological systems. It can

18、increase our risk of high blood pressure and heart disease, it can cause weight gain, and it can increase our risk of diabetes 糖尿（ 病）.In the study, Depner and his colleagues divided the volunteers into three groups.One group was allowed to get a full nights sleep. The next was kept to just five hour

19、s each night. And the third group went back and forth, limited to five hours of shut-eye during the workweek, allowed as much sleep as they wanted over the weekend, and then back to five hours for the last couple of days.We found that a loss of sleep leads to a sharp increase in snaking零食）.But even

20、more surprising, sleeping on the weekend doesn htelp-and even makes thing worse said Depener. After the weekend.,when they went back to getting inadequate sleep during the wok or school week, their liver and muscle insulin （胰岛 素） sensitivity or blood sugar regulation was reduced. And this is not som

21、ething we found in people who had long -term inadequacy sleep schedules. So its possible that this is a worsening of the bodys ability to regulate blood sugar for these specific tissues after the weekend. ”So make a date with a pillow. And trade the sweets for sweet dreams.What effect does sleep los

22、s have on people?It results in changes in their moods.It does harm to the body clock.It damages the liver severely.It makes people become fatter.What do we know about the volunteers in the second group?They were allowed to have the least sleep in a week.They could have as much sleep as possible on w

23、eekends.Their liver and muscle insulin sensitivity was reduced.Their ability to regulate blood sugar was found worsened.What does the author advise readers to do according to the text?To sleep extra hours on weekends.To balance their work and sleep.To trade some sweets as possible,To get enough slee

24、p on weekdays.From which part of a website is the text probably taken?A. Culture. B. Health. C. Sci-tech.D. Fashion.DFor a few months twice a year, the waters off California are home to gray whales moving north or south between the coast of Mexico and the Bering Sea. This year, however, it seems tha

25、t fewer whales are surviving the journey north. So far this year,a total of 30 dead gray whales have washed up on the West Coast: Eight in Washington, one in Oregon and 21 in California. Those numbers are usually high.In Northern California, three out of four of the dead whales that have been examin

26、ed so far appear to have died of starvation and the fourth was killed by a ship strike, said Barbie Halaska, a research assistant at The Marine（ 海洋的 ）Mammal Center （ TMMC） ， a nonprofit organization that rescues and rehabilitates （ 使康复 ） marine mammals in California. Halaska and her colleagues exami

27、ned the four whales -three young whales and one adult male-and planned to examine the remaining dead whales in the region in the next couple of days.Gray whales were once severely threatened by whalers. Only around 2 ,000 of them lived in the ocean in 1946， so an international agreement to stop gray

28、 whale hunting was signed in order to help the population recover. Gray whales were removed from the endangered species list in 1994 when the population reached 23,000 individuals and TMMC predicts there are now around 26 ,000 gray whales in the Pacific Ocean, which is about how many there were befo

29、re the whaling boom got up steam almost 200 years ago.Although the gray whale population has recovered to a certain degree, the number of dead whales washing up this year is alarming, Halaska said. Climate change and declining fish stocks are likely key factors in the whales poor health,she said.Hal

30、aska stressed that boaters and beachgoers on the West Coast should watch out for gray whales this time of year.What are the statistics in paragraph 3 about?Severe conditions facing gray whales.An agreement to stop killing whales.The evolving development of gray whales.The number of gray whales in di

31、fferent times.Whats Halaskas attitude towards the population of gray whales?A. Worried.B. Discouraged. C. Optimistic. D. Uncaring.What may be talked about following the last paragraph?The importance of gray whales.Gray whales living environment.Things to do to help gray whales.Ways to increase gray

32、whales population.What can be a suitable title for the text?Gray Whales Are Threatened by WhalersWhy Many Gray Whales Died on Californias CoastGray Whales Are in Great Danger of Dying OutWhere Gray Whales Move to Avoid Being Hunt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人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Family co

33、nflict affects everyone_36, you may want to mediate 倜解）to make everyones life easier. Its worth it to try to smooth things over.37. It can be difficult to look at family situations objectively , so before trying to mediate disagreements, make sureyou look at all sides of the argument. While you shou

34、ldnt take sides when trying to mediate , you dont want anyone to think youre overlooking their point of view. Take some time to think about why everyone feels wronged or hurt in the situation.Encourage everyone to control their feelings. Its not uncommon for tensions to run high when discussing fami

35、ly conflict. 38 . Try to control the emotional outbursts as much as you can. While everyone has a right to their personal feelincgs make it clear these feelings must be expressed in an appropriate, productive way.Try hard for forgiveness. Even if you were not directly involved in the argument, you w

36、ere probably affected by the atmosphere in some way. Choose forgiveness. Remember, you cant control someone elses actions but you can controlyour own response. You can also encourage other family members to forgive.39Work on fixing the relationships. 40 , you can offer suggestions how family members

37、 could better treat one another in the future. Think about what has been said during mediation. Look for areas where change is needed. You should also agree to work actively on letting go of the conflict. For example, For the next couple of months, lets agree not to bring this up.Have a healthy disc

38、ussionThink about everyones viewThough its not your job to offer exact courses of actionThere may be times when people get sensitive and angryIf there is an ongoing argument between family membersIf a family member reacts very violently to an unimportant affairHowever, remember you cannot force some

39、one to feel a particular way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。Our 13-year-old son won a loca Hoop（篮圈）Shooting competition and entered the regional competition. So on Saturday morning we 41 our bags and headed down to Green Bay, Wisconsin to 42 man

40、y other basketball shooters for an 43 to move forward to the state championships.In the competition, my son 44_waited his turn. Nearly an hour later, he went to the hoops. His first basket was 45.We could see the frustration祖丧）in his eyes. He tried 46 to shoot another hoop. Then another failure-he s

41、hook his head in 47 .But he continued. Finally, he_ 48_to shoot a few balls and scored 20 points. My son 49 from his hoop, frustrated and disappointed, being_ 50_that he didnt make it because there were several guys getting over 40 points, already 51 his.If it had been up to our_52 son to decide, he

42、 would have left before watching the game and himself in our hotel. Instead, we took this chance to help him 54 this life disappointment: giving him time for frustration and then sharing our opinion on this55. We told him: Its because of his earlier 56 that we were able to watch this game;its 57 to

43、fail. We all fail at some point in our lives. We were proud of him though he didnt 58 the prize.In the end, we_ 59, watched the game, and had a great time! When you are_ 60 by life, dont let it keep you down. As the old saying goes,“ When life hands you lemons, make lemonade!A. put upA. contactA. in

44、vitationA. put upA. contactA. invitationA. anxiouslyA. successB. tidied upB. gatherB. instructionB. desperatelyburdenpulled up D. turned upC. joinD. visitC. announcement D. opportunityC. casually D. politelyC. shame D. miss46.A.invainA. regretA. expectedA. recovered46.A.invainA. regretA. expectedA.

45、recoveredA. relievedA. improvingA. nervousA. cheeredA. work throughA. occasionB. on purposeB. silenceB. attemptedB. withdrewB. astonishedB. doublingB. guiltyB. encouragedB. carry outpracticeby accidentC. discomfortC. managedC. excusedC. awareC. guessingC. worriedC. blameC. go overC. dilemmain public

46、D. disbeliefD. offeredD. dismissedD. doubtfulD. ignoringD. embarrassedD. trainedD. reflect onD. situation56. A. arrangementB. accomplishment C. preparation D. persuasion56. A. arrangementB. accomplishment C. preparation D. persuasion57. A. acceptable B. easyC. awkwardD. annoying57. A. acceptable B.

47、easyC. awkwardD. annoying58. A. deserveB. desireC. receive58. A. deserveB. desireC. receiveD. rejectA. remained B. left C. agreed D. arrivedA. acknowledged B. welcomed C. teased D. bettered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。Tea is one of Chinas greatest cultural treasures.Whi

48、le taking a trip in China, buying tea can be an _61( enjoy) and necessary part of it.Buying tea in China is like buying a bottle of fine wine in France. Since the 62.( various) is amazing, people need to educate themselves about thequalities of tea, and then taste and taste. The one you like most is

49、 the 63.(good) for you. You will be offered some samples( 样品 ) beforedeciding what 64.(buy)in a tea shop. Usually,customers 65.(sit)at a small table, the shop assistant prepares tea in small pots and pours it into tiny cups for them.Although tea can be found everywhere in China, its 66.( basic) a kindof regional thing. On the one hand, most of famous Chinese tea 67.( name)after their production area, such as West Lake Longjing Tea. Therefore, some areas inChina are particu