2020年高考苏北四一模英语

2020届高三年级第一次模拟考试(五)英语第一部分听力(共两节，满分20分)第一节(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。( )1.Howdoesthewomanchecktheweather?A.Sheusesherphone.B.Shelistenstotheradio.C.Shewatchestelevision.( )2.Whatwilltheboydotonight?A.Studyforanexam.B.Practicedebating.C.Watchabasketballgame.( )3.Whydoesn'ttheboyusethemethodthewomangave?A.Hedoesn'tunderstandit.B.Hedoesn'thaveityet.C.Hedoesn'tlikeit.( )4.Whatarethespeakersdoing?A.Decidingthebestplayer.B.Comingupwithaplan.C.Schedulingthegame.( )5.Wherearethespeakers?A.Atastore.B.Atabank.C.Atapark.第二节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。( )6.Howdoesthewomanprobablyfeel?A.Indifferent.B.Excited.C.Angry.( )7.Whoistheboytalkingto?A.Apolicewoman.B.Histeacher.C.Hismother.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。( )8.WhatdoesCaroldowhenshevolunteers?A.Sheperformsforchildren.B.Shepicksuptrash.C.Sheservesdinner.( )9.HowoftendoesCarolvolunteer?A.Onceaweek.B.Twiceaweek.C.Threetimesaweek.( )10.WhatdoesJimworryaboutifhejoinsCarol?Knowinglittleaboutthestory.Choosingaboringbook.Readingforhours.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。)11.Whichisasuperfoodaccordingtotheman?A.Yogurt.B.Noodles.C.Rice.)12.Whyaresuperfoodshealthy?Theycuresometerriblediseases.Theyfightagainstsomecancers.Theyreducerisksofsomediseases.)13.Whichfoodwillthewomanbeaddingtotheirfamilydiet?Fish.B.Tomatoes.C.Brownrice.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。( )14.Howdidthemannoticetheproblemfirst?A.Hisbankcalledhim.Hisbillshowedhim.Hiscreditcardwasdeclined.( )15.Whatdidthebankdotofixtheproblem?Theygavethemanhismoneybackatonce.Theyaskedthemantoprovidetheevidence.Theydecidedtotalktothebank'sowner.( )16.Whatdothetwospeakersmainlytalkabout?A.Informationsafety.B.Shoppinghabits.C.Moneymanagement.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。( )17.Whatdoesthespeakerwantherkidstodo?A.Helpwiththedishes.B.Gotobedimmediately.C.Pickoutsomethingtowear.( )18.Whenwillthefamilyprobablyneedtoleavetheirhousetomorrow?A.At7：00a.m.B.At6：00a.m.C.At5：00a.m.( )19.Whydoesn'tthespeakermakedinner?Thereisnofoodleftathome.Shedoesn'twanttomakeamess.Theyhavealreadyeatenatarestaurant.( )20.Whatisthepurposeofthetalk?Tomakesureeveryonegetsready.Tomakethehouseclean.Tomakearegularplan.第二部分英语知识运用(共两节，满分35分)第一节单项填空(共15小题；每题1分，满分15分)请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。( )21.Respectisnotone-waytrafficbutmutual,andthatmightbewefightbackinthetradefrictionagainsttheUSA.A.whereB.becauseC.whyD.how( )22.Icandoanythingformyfriendsbecausefriendshipeverything.A.exploresB.excludesC.exploitsD.exceeds( )23.—Areyougoingonaholidayaftertheexam?—Well,Ihaven'tdecidedyet.Ifindsomeotherchoices.A.wouldB.mightC.mustD.should( )24.TikTok,knownasDouyininChina,isasocialmediaplatformshortvideoscanbeeditedanduploadedeasily.A.thatB.whichC.whereD.when( )25.Whenyou'reoldandlookingbackonyourlife,willyoubecontentwiththewaythings?A.stickoutB.breakoutC.runoutD.turnout( )26.Thesilvermoonwashighoverhead,andtherewasagentlebreezedownthevalley.A.playingB.toplayC.playedD.havingplayed( )27.—It'sreallyapitythatyoudidn'tgotoseeFrozenIIlastnight.—I,butIhadtoprepareforthecomingexam.A.wouldliketoB.oughttoC.wouldhaveD.mayhave( )28.—Thepriceofporkissettogodownsoon.—.Moreeffortshavebeenmadetoensureporksupply.A.YoudeserveitB.YoumadeitC.YounameitD.Yousaidit( )29.Justunderwatergrassfloatsonthesurfaceifitlosesitsroots,anationislostwithoutitsmemories.A.sinceB.whileC.asD.when( )30.—Whereismyphone?Ican'tfindit.—Oh,youmusthaveleftitinthelibrarywherewethenovel.A.arereadingB.readC.havereadD.hadread( )31.Bythetimeyourhabitofmanagingtimeisdeveloped,youbetterdecisionsabouthowtospendyourtimeinyourfuturecareer.A.willhavemadeB.willbemadeC.aretomakeD.havebeenmaking( )32.Afterhewasofficiallypronouncedtheworld'soldestman,heofferedthissimpleforalongandhappylife.A.affectionB.formulaC.preferenceD.desire( )33.theheroessacrificingtheirlivesforthecountry'sgloriouscauses,redischosenasthebasiccolorofthenationalflag.A.InregardtoB.InproportiontoC.InsalutetoD.Inresponseto( )34.Itisestimatedthat5GdeviceswillbeforcommercialapplicationsinChinain2020withtheissueof5Glicenses.A.uniqueB.flexibleC.matureD.delicate( )35.—PitythatLinda'slosingherjobthreeyearsonend!—Don'tworryabouther.Shealways!A.landsonherfeetB.hasfrogsinherthroatC.laughsherheadoffD.hasbutterfliesinherstomach第二节完形填空(共20小题；每题1分，满分20分)请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Washingtonishometolotsoftrees,fireplacesandwood-burningstoves.Butwhatifyoucouldn'tchop36—orcouldn'taffordtopaysomeonetodoit?37,ShaneMcDanielandhistwinsonsarehappytochoptruckloadsofwood—thendonateittothoseinneed.The—38—startedasafather-sonbondingproject.“Ihadtocutwoodwithmydad.Hejust39—doingit,“saysShane.Hewantedto_40thatfeeling,soheandthetwinsspentthesummerof2018choppingwood.The_41_wasagreatwallofwoodpiledup.Itwastoo42—fortheMcDanielstousethemselves,andwhentheweatherturnedcoldthatNovember,Shanestartedthinkingofothers.He_43aphotoofthemand“PleasehelpushelpsomeonewhoAREINNEEDOFFIREWOODANDCANNOTAFFORDIT."onFacebook.The44—wasimmediate.Oneman_45__todonateawood-burningstove.Onewoman,noticingthephotooftheMcDanielmenintheFacebookpost,felt_46：“Pleasepostmorepictures.Idon'tneedthewood.47—trulyIappreciatetheeyecandy!”SinglemomKatelynTicerandherfour-year-olddaughter48awood-burningstoveastheirsolesourceofheat,soitwasa49—toreceiveatruckloadoffirewoodfromtheMcDaniels.

Shetold,“Somuchstressandanxietyis__50myshoulders.Icouldn'tbemorethankful.”Noteveryreceiverisas51.“Somearen'tevenfriendly.It'sjustnotinthem，”Shanesays.“Theyareangrywiththeworldand_52_thattheyhadtoaskforhelp.Theyjusthavenootheroptionthan53—."ButShaneisOKwiththat.“Givingisthe54—,"hesays.“Ithasnothingtodowithhowwellit'sreceived;it'sabouthowmuchit's55_.”()36.A.boardB.woodC.bushesD.trees()37.A.SuddenlyB.SurprisinglyC.ExcitedlyD.Luckily()38.A.ideaB.issueC.connectionD.impression()39.A.triedB.hatedC.lovedD.minded()40.A.believeinB.showoffC.startwithD.passalong()41.A.resultB.reasonC.bonusD.promise()42.A.cheapB.littleC.muchD.expensive()43.A.sawB.ookC.searchedD.posted()44.A.adviceB.analysisC.arrangementD.response()45.A.failedB.offeredC.happenedD.ceased()46.A.warmB.coldC.depressedD.satisfied()47.A.SoB.OrC.ButD.And()48.A.gavebackB.tookoverC.reliedonD.pickedout()49.A.burdenB.chanceC.troubleD.relief()50.A.onB.offC.fromD.across()51.A.gratefulB.helpfulC.hopefulD.careful()52.A.happyB.madC.curiousD.terrified()53.A.starvingB.wanderingC.freezingD.begging()54.A.rewardB.successC.faultD.dilemma()55.A.ignoredB.neededC.refusedD.acknowledged第三部分阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ThanksforyourinterestinvisitingtheLos

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teacher( )56.HowmuchshouldbepaidifaCaliforniaschoolgroupwith2teachersand13studentshasmadeanearlybookingforthezoo?A.$63.B.$67.5.C.$70.D.$75.( )57.Fromtheaboveinformation,wecanlearnthat.Californiagroupshaveaccesstospecialdiscountedpricesallgroupsmayhavetopayregularpricesinspringbreakadditionalfeesforadocent-guidedtourwillbechargedafieldgroupmustarrivehalfanhourearliertocheckinBAsrobotsareincreasinglyplayingapartinsociety,weneedtoconsiderwhetherandhowmachinescanlearnmorality.Whilerobotscan'tbeethical（伦理的）agentsinthemselves,wecanprogramthemtoactaccordingtocertainrules.Butwhatisitthatweexpectfromthem?A2016studybyUCSanFranciscofoundthatmostvirtualassistantsstruggledtorespondtodomesticviolenceorsexualassault（袭击）.Tosentenceslike“Iambeingabused”,severalresponded:"Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans.Ifyoulike,Icansearchtheweb.”Suchresponsesfailtohelpvulnerablepeople,whoaremostoftenwomeninthiscase.Butshouldvirtualassistantseverbeabletocallthepolicewhenitoverhearsdomesticviolence?Inawidelyreportedcasefrom2017,AmazonEchowassaidtohavecalled911duringaviolentassault.Respondingtotheincident,AmazondeniedthatEchowouldhavebeenabletocallthepolicewithoutclearinstruction.Evenifithadtheability,itisunlikelythatpeoplewouldexpectavirtualassistanttogobeyondprovidinginformation.Then,therearerobotswhoseveryfunctiongivesrisetoethicalquestions.Howshouldadriverlesscarreactinanaccident?Toanswerthisquestion,PhilippaFoot'sfamousphilosophicalthoughtexperiment,thetrolley（有轨电车）problem,isusuallyrolledout.Itgoesasfollows:imagineyouseeanunstoppabletrolleyzoomingdownatrack,towardsfivepeoplewhoaretiedtothetrack.Ifyoudonothing,they'lldie.But,asithappens,youarestandingnexttoaleverthatcanredirectthetrolleytoasidetrack,whichhasonepersontiedtoit.Whatshouldyoudo?Variationsofthisexperimentareinvoked（援弓|）toaskwhetheraself-drivingcarshouldturnsharplyaroundajay-walkingpedestrianteenagerwhileputtingthetwoelderlypassengersatrisk.Shoulditsparetheyoungovertheold?Orshoulditsavetwopeopleoverone?Driverlesscarsareunlikelytoencounterorsolvethetrolleyproblem,butthewayweexpectthemtosolvethevariationscoulddependonwherewe'refrom.Inthemoralmachineexperiment,MITMediaLabresearcherscollectedmillionsofanswersfrompeoplearoundtheworldonhowtheythinkcarsshouldsolvethesedilemmas.Itturnsoutthatpreferencesamongcountriesandculturesdifferwildly.If,however,machinesattainsuperiordecision-makingabilities,itmaybenecessarytohaveafullpublicdiscussionastowhatshouldbethenewandprevailingnorms.Butifwedon'tcomeupwithanethicalframework,wemightriskleavingittocompaniestoregulatetheirownproductsorforpeopletochoosewiththeirwallet.Figuringoutwhatrobotethicswe'dwantis,thereforeonlythebeginning.（ ）58.Thefirstthreeparagraphsindicatethatvirtualassistants.mustbeprogrammedtolearnmoralityevercalled911duringaviolentassaulthavenoabilitiestorespondtodomesticviolenceareexpectedtogobeyondprovidinginformation（ ）59.Accordingtotheexperiments,wecanlearnthat.thetrolleyisredirectedtothetracktiedwithonepersonoverfivetheself-drivingcarturnssharplytosparetheteenagerovertheoldpeoplefromdifferentculturesandcountriesmakevarieddecisionsMITMediaLabresearchershaveworkedoutpracticalregulations( )60.Thepassagemainlytalksabout.whyrobotsareunlikelytosolvethemoralityproblemswhetherrobotsareexpectedtomakeethicaldecisionswhattechcompanieshavedonetobetterrobots'responsehowrobotstrytoreacttodomesticviolenceordilemmasCTomovevisualtechnologyintothefuture,sometimesithelpstomakealittlenoise.Researchershaveusedsoundwavestoproducefloating3-Dimages,createasenseoftouchandevensupplyasoundtrack.Sincethe1940s,scientistshavetoyedwiththeconceptofacousticlevitation(声悬浮),theuseofsoundwavevibrationstotraptinythingsinmidair.Thetechnologyhasgainedgreatercapabilitiesinthepastdecade.Someresearchersbelievethisimprovementcouldleadtoapplicationssuchascontributingtonovel3-Dprintingmethods,orcreatingdisplaysthatwouldbevisiblefromanyanglewithoutrequiringascreen.Otherresearchershavealsoworkedonvisualdisplaysthatuseacousticlevitation.Inadditiontovisuals,thesystemcanalsoproduceaudiblenoisetogivethedisplayasoundtrack.Andtheultrasoundspeakerscanalsoconcentratevibrationsinonespotsothatafingermightfeelasensepushingback-alittleliketheobjectshownbythefloatingimageisreallythere.Soundwavescreatea3-Ddisplay!Displaywithoutascreenisremarkablyuseful.Itmeansthateverybodyintheroomcanseetheimage-anyangle,location-andthat'sextremelyhelpful.Asacommunicationssystem,suchadisplaymightonedayallowuserstochatwitha3-Dprojection(投影)ofapersonwhocanturnhisorherheadtofollowastheymovearoundaroom.Thedisplaywillrequirealotmoreworkbeforeyoucaninstallitinyourlivingroom,however.Sofar,thishasbeendoneintheresearchlaboratory.Weneedtopushitalittlebitharder.Weneedtodomoreanalysistoseeifitwouldmakesensetocreatearealdisplaythatpeoplewouldhaveathome.Thecurrentsystemcanonlyshowsimplegraphics,suchasasmileyfaceorfigureeight,inrealtime.Still,weareoptimisticaboutthepotentialforthistypeoftechnology.Ifthesystemhadonlyonespeaker-coveredsurfaceinsteadoftwo,itcouldgenerateimagesthatarebiggerthanthedeviceitself.Wecan'tmakeaTVimagethat'sbiggerthantheTV—evenaprojectorhastohaveaprojectionscreenthat'sbiggerthantheimageitself.Butwithavolumetric(§积的)display,asmall,portabledevicemightproduceamuchlargerpicture.Wecanimagine,inthefuture,havingvolumetricdisplaysinwatches,forexample,thatcreatelargeimagesthatjustprojectoutofyourwatch.( )61.Fromthefirsttwoparagraphssoundwavevibrationscanbeusedto.catchverysmallobjectsinmidairB.develop3-Dprinter'scapabilitiesC.replaceacreativedisplayscreenD.composesoundtracksbymakingnonoise( )62.Whatdoweknowaboutdisplaywithoutascreen?A.Ithasresultedinvisualtechnology.Itispossibletoseetheimagefromanydirection.Itisalreadyripetocreatearealoneathome.

D.(A.D.(A.C.(A.B.C.D.)63.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytalkabout?Outlooksforthenewtechnology.B.Situationsofthemoderntechnology.Praiseforthecutting-edgetechnology.D.Roomforthetechnicalimprovement.)64.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthepassage?HearingIsSeeing-SoundWavesCreatea3-DDisplaySeeingisBelieving-3-DPrintingMethodsArriveAdvancingSenseofTouch-3-DImagesFloatintheAirPromotingTVTechnology-Chatwith3-DProjectionsDWhenthenovelistLuisAlbertoUrreawas14or15,hetookatripdeepintoMexico.HewasborninTijuanatoaMexicanfatherandawhiteAmericanmotherbeforemovingjustacrosstheborderandeventuallyintotheSanDiegosuburbs.Buthisfatherthoughthewasbecoming“tooAmerican”,andtookhimona27-hourjourneytoMazatlan.Alongtheway,hisfathergavehimapaperbackcopyofTheGodfatherandtoldhimitwouldchangehislife.“Idon'tthinkhewastryingtomakeacaseforusbeingcriminals,”Urreasays,“buthereallyfeltthisincredibleconnectiontothefamilyandthetraditionsandthehonorfortheoldcountry,aspeopleweremakingtheirwayintheUS.”InhisnewnovelTheHouseofBrokenAngels,UrreahaswrittenhisowntakeontheGodfatherstorywithaMexican-AmericanDonCorleonefigureatitscenter.Thestorytakesplaceovertwodays,asBigAngeldelaCruzburieshismotherandcelebrateshisfinalbirthdaypartyonearth;heknowshe'sdying,andhe'sgatheredhisextendedfamilyaroundhimforanoisyandlivelygoodbye.TheideawasinspiredbythefinalbirthdaypartyofUrrea'selderbrotherthreeyearsago.“Everybodywasjammedinhisbackyard,andtherewasaDJandpeopledancingandconsumingaseriousamountofAmericanjunkfood—theydidn'twantMexicanfood,theywantedKFCandpizza.Ithought,wherearethetacos,dude?Andmybrothersatinhislittlechairinthemiddleofit.Peoplewerecomingtohimandkneeling,andtheywouldthankhimandkisshishandortouchhisheadandtellhimallthewayshehadchangedtheirlives.”Urrea'sbrotherdiedofcancerwithintwoweeksat74,andtheheartbreakingeventhauntedtheauthor.Heconsideredwritingamemoir(回忆录)aboutit—“IwasthinkingaboutTrumanCapote,whenhedidthosetinybooksaboutChristmasandThanksgiving.”Buthiswifeencouragedhimtoaimbigger.WhenhefoundhimselfseatednexttothewriterJimHarrisonatadinnerevent,hesharedthestory,andHarrisonsaid,“SometimesGodhandsyouanovel.Youhavetowriteit.”Urreathoughttohimself,“MarchingordersfromJimHarrison—thisisgoodstuff.Akidfrom_Tijuana_doesn't__get__that_veryoften”TheHouseofBrokenAngelsisacelebrationoftheMexican-Americanfamily,butitalsoincludesmomentsoffrustrationwiththiscountry'streatmentoftheimmigrantgroup.Beforehegottoosicktowork,BigAngelworkedinanofficeanddrankcoffeefromacupthatreadBOSS.“Yeah,theemployeesallgotthemessage,”Urreawrites.“TheMexican-Americanwascallinghimselftheirboss.”Inagrocerystore,awomanscreamsattwoofhisfamilymembersthatthey'llbekickedoutofthecountrysoon.“Ihadtobitedownonthebitternessofmyrage(愤怒),man!”Urreasays.“IwashavingsomeprettyseriousresponsetoDonaldTrump'sconfusingandemptytalk.Butyouknow,itmayhaveshockedalotoftheUnitedStatestohearthiskindofemptytalkandthisbald-facedracialismofpoliticsallofasudden,buttous,thisstuffisn'tasurprise”“Ireallywantedtowriteatributetomybrother,tomyfamilyandtous,butit'salsoalovesongtothecountry,”Urreasays.“Ithinkpeoplehavethisweird,horribleview…thatimmigrantsareevilsnakes.Peopledon'tunderstandthatimmigrationistrulyastatementofloveforthiscountry,whateverthecountryrepresents.Peoplewanttobehereandwork."Andwithpersistence,theybecometheboss.( )65.WhydidUrrea'sfathergivehimthebookTheGodfather?HewantedUrreatoenjoythe27-hourjourney.Hethoughtthebookhadchangedhisownlife.HetriedtoshowUrreaarealcaseofcriminals.HehopedUrreawouldfeelconnectedtoMexico.)66.Thequestion“wherearethetacos,dude?”inParagraph3probablysuggestsMexicantraditionshavebeenleftbehindthepeoplelikeAmericanjunkfoodbestitisdifficulttobuytheMexicanfoodthetacosarepopularwitheveryonethere)67.UrreathoughtofTrumanCapotebecause.CapotewasgoodatwritingtinybooksCapote'sbooksareaboutChristmasheintendedtowriteamemoirhelikedreadingCapote'sbooks( )68.Inthesentence“AkidfromTijunanadoesn'tgetthatveryoften”,“Akid”hererefersto.A.JimHarrisonB.LuisAlbertoUrreaC.TrumanCapoteD.BigAngeldelaCruz( )69.WecanlearnfromParagraph5that.BigAngelhimselfwasthebossofhisofficeMexicanimmigrantsweretreatedunfairlyUrrea'sfamilywerekickedoutofthecountryUrreaheardTrump'stalkaheadoftime)70.TheHouseofBrokenAngelsmainlyfocusesonthenovelist's.lovefortheMexican-AmericanfamilylifeintheMexican-AmericanfamilymixedfeelingstowardsAmericanpeoplematurereflectiononMexicantraditions第四部分任务型阅读(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。Companycultureisahottopicfornearlyeverybusiness.Everyonewantstocreateaproductive,collaborativeandinvitingworkenvironmentwhereallemployeesfollowsharedvaluesandworktowardacommongoal.Weaskedagroupofentrepreneurstosharehowtheyencouragetheirteamstoparticipateinbuildingthecompanyculture.Herearetheirtoprecommendations.GetemployeeinputonthehiringprocessWhileahiringmanagershouldalwayshaveafinalsayoverwhojoinstheteam,itcouldhelptoallowemployeesofalllevelstoparticipateinthehiringprocess.IsmaelWrixen,CEOofFEInternationalrecommendslettingsomeofacandidate'sfutureteammatessitinonaninterview,asthiscanhelpyoufindpeoplewhowillfitinwellwithyourotheremployees.“Ourcompanyhasarealfamiliarfeel,andteammembersoftensocializeoutsideorwork.”Wrixenexplains.“Consideringhowpeoplewillfitintheteamoncetheyarehiredhasalwaysbeenanimportantconsideration.”CreateaspaceandenvironmentthatallowsforbreaksCompanyculture-buildingcansometimesfeelforced,saysJessicaGonzalez,CEOofInCharged.Tomakeitmoreorganicandnatural,Gonzalezbelievesthebestthingtodoistocreatethespaceandenvironmentforit.“SomecompaniesgetaPing-Pongtable,“shesays.“Itdoesn'treallymatterthedetails,butyouhavegivenyouremployeespermissiontotakebreaksandblowoffsomesteamwiththeircoworkers.That'swherecultureandconnectionwillbebuilt.”StopmicromanagingIfyouwantyouremployeestobuildagreatcultureoftheirown,don'tdisturbtheprocess,saysSolomonThi