2020高考英语冲刺模拟题

高考英语冲刺模拟题一

（时间120分钟，总分120分）

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。

A

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requiringaccesstoitsuniquecollections.

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Forinformationconcerningaccesstothesematerials,pleasevisittheHistorical&Special

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AccesstoElectronicResources

TheLibraryhasmoreelectronicresourcesthanmostuniversitiesintheUnitedStates.Use

oftheseresourcesislimitedtomembersofHarvardLawSchool.AccessiscontrolledbyeitherIP

addressorpassword.SeetheElectronicResourcespageformoreinformation.

AccesstoHarvardLibraries

Policiesonadmittanceandservicesvary.MostrequiresaHarvardID.Formoreinformation

onalllibrariesatHarvard,visitlib.H/libraries.ThehoursofoperationareMonday~

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2.WhocanuseElectronicResourcesintheLibrary?

A.ScholarsofHarvardLawSchool.

B.AnystudentofHarvardUniversity.

C.Researchersneedinguniquecollections.

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B

Imovedtoworkforacharityorganization.Notfarfromthecitycenter,italsohasoneof

thebiggestslums（贫民窟）anditsshareofbeggars.Streetkidswouldtailme,begging.Duringa

previoustripthere,Iwasoncecheatedbyaman.Tdwonderedforyearswhethertogivemoneyto

beggarsthere.

Nearmyapartment,IpassedagroupofyoungmeninwheelchairswhomItooktobe

beggars.Headdown,Iwalkedbythemquickly.Asthemonthswentby,Fdoftencomeacross

them.I'doftenseethematanoutdoorbasketballcourtnearmyoffice.They'dsitontheground

withtheirchairsupsidedown,adjustingandtighteningwheels,waitinguntiltheotherguysleftso

theycouldplay.

I'dstayandwatchthemwarmup.Theyplayedwithspeed,rollingdownthecourtasfastas

Icouldrun.AfewweekslaterIintroducedmyselftothemwiththehelpofMafall,whowasone

oftheguysandcouldpeakalittlelocallanguage.Istartedspendingmoretimewiththemand

eventuallybecamesomethinglikeanassistantcoach.

Theplayersquicklygrewonme.Istartedreferringtothemas“myguys“tomycolleagues.

ItwasthemostfunI'dhadsinceIgotthere.Lifeonthestreethadmadetheplayersstrongand

theydidn'tbackdowneasily.Iwasproudofthem.

Ifoundmoreplayersthere,withtheirwivesandchildren.Ilearnedthatmostofthemwere

bornwithdisabilities.AsMafallandIchatted,Iknewsomethinghadchanged.Theywereno

longerbeggars.Theywerebasketballplayers,myguys,andmyfriends.

4.Whydidthewriterwalkbytheyoungmenwithheaddown?

A.Becausehewantedtopreventhimselffrombeingstolen.

B.Becausehewasafraidofbeingcheatedbythem.

C.Becausehewasafraidofbeingrecognizedbythem.

D.Becausehewantedtobecarefulenoughtofindhiswayhome.

5.Whatdidthedisabledyoungmenusetodo?

A.Beginthestreet.

B.Helpthelocalcharity.

C.Attackforeignersaggressively.

D.Playbasketballaswellasnormalguys.

6.Whydidtheauthorcallthedisabledyoungmen“myguys”?

A.Becauseitwastheirrequirement.

B.BecauseitwasMafalPssuggestion.

C.Becausetheywerelovedbytheauthor.

D.Becausetheyoftenplayedtricksoneachother.

7.Whatisthewholetextmainlyabout?

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A.Theauthorhelpedthelocalsoutofpoverty.

B.Theauthorrefusedtobecheatedbybeggars.

C.Theauthorcoachedtheyoungmentoplaybasketball.

D.Theauthorhelpedtochangesomedisabledyoungmen.

C

Youprobablydon'tliketheterm“staycation”.Meneither.Thetermsholistay,daycationand

nearcationarealsosometimesused.Butyoucan'tignorethem.Asaconcept,itisquiteattractive.

Perhapsyou'vealreadyhadone,butweren'tawarethat'swhatitiscalled.Staycationsdon'tjust

meanstayingindoingthingsaroundthehouseorjustrelaxingathome.Theyarerelatedtogetting

outmorebytakingdaytripsfromyourhometoseelocalsights.Ifyoudon'twanttostayathome,

youcanholidaylocally-forexample,campingatalocalcampground.

Staycationsoriginallybecamepopularafterthe2008financialcrisis,whenpeoplewere

lookingforwaystoreducetheirspending.Apartfromthesavings,letsnotignoretheother

benefits:youdon'thaveanyoftheproblemsassociatedwithtravel,suchaspacking,longdrives,

delaysatairportsandsoon.

Somestaycationerswhobasethemselvesathomeliketofollowasetofrules,suchas

settingthestartandenddate,planningtheiractivitiesaheadoftimeandavoidingroutine.You

don'thavetodosobutithelpstocreatethefeelofatraditionalvacation.Others,whoareaware

thatanextrabarbecueoravisittothelocalzoomaynotmatchthethrillofforeigntravel,takeita

stepfurther.

ANewYorker,KarenAsh,decidednottogotoJapan,asshehadplanned,butinsteadtooka

week-longJapanesevacationinherowncity.Thisincludedbuyingpostcardsandsouvenirsata

Japanesemarket,admiringbonsaiplants,eatingramen,allwithoutleavingNewYork.Herplan

alsoincludedjoininginatraditionalJapaneseteaceremony,attendingataikodrummingconcert

andwatchingJapanesesoapoperasonDVD.Idon'tthinkmanypeoplewouldwanttotakethis

muchtroubletocreatetheirstaycation,butyougettheidea!

8.Whichaspectofstaycationsismainlytalkedaboutinthefirstparagraph?

A.Itsrealmeaning.B.Itsanothername.

C.Itspopularity.D.Itsbenefit.

9.Whydidpeoplebegintotakestaycations?

A.Topromotelocaltourism.

B.Tokeeppacewiththetime.

C.Tocutbackontheirexpenses.

D.Toavoidtroublerelatedtotravel.

10.What'stheauthor'sattitudetostaycationers,followingsomerules?

A.Disapproving.B.Ambiguous.

C.Cautious.D.Favorable.

11.WhatdoesKarenAsh'sexperienceshow?

A.HowtoexperienceJapaneseculture.

B.Howtoprepareforaforeignjourney.

C.Howtomakethemostofvacations.

D.Howtoenjoyaforeigntravelathome.

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D

Theworldisagreenerplacethanitwas20yearsago,andastudybasedondatafrom

NASAsatelliteshasshowedasourceformuchofthisnewgreeningphenomenon:ChinaandIndia.

ChinaandIndiaaccountforonethirdofthegreening,butcontainonly9%oftheplanet'sland

areacoveredinvegetation（植被）.

“WhenthegreeningoftheEarthwasfirstobserved,wethoughtitwasduetoawarmer,

wetterclimateandaddedcarbondioxide（CO2）intheatmosphere,leadingtomoreleafgrowthin

northernforests.Now,withthedata,weseethathumansarecontributingmuch,"saidRama

Nemani,aco-authorofthestudy.China'soutsizedcontributiontotheglobalgreeningtrendcomes

inlargepart（42%）fromprogramstoconserveandexpandforests.Theseweredevelopedinan

efforttoreducetheeffectsofsoilerosion,airpollutionandclimatechange.Another32%there82%

ofthegreeningseeninIndiacomesfromintensive集约的）growingoffoodcrops.

However,researcherspointoutthatthegreeninginthefuturedependsonnumerousaspects,

bothonagloballevelandthelocalhumanlevel.Forexample,increasedcropproductioninIndia

ispromotedbygroundwaterirrigation.Ifthegroundwaterisrunningout,itscropproductionwill

beonthedecrease,leadingtolessgreening.

ThegainingreennessseenaroundtheworldandledbyChinaandIndiadoesnotoffsetthe

damagefromlossofnaturalvegetationintropicalregions,suchasBrazilandIndonesia.The

consequencesforsustainability（可持续，性）andbiodiversityinthoseecosystemsremain.

Nemaniisprettyexcitedaboutthefindings,notjustbecausethegreener,thebetter."Once

peoplerealizethere'saproblem,theytendtofixitJhesaid"Inthe70sand80sinIndiaandChina,

thesituationaroundvegetationlosswasn'tgood;inthe90s,peoplerealizedit;andtodaythings

haveimproved.Humansareunbelievablyadaptable.M

12.WhichisthemainreasonfortheEarth'sgettinggreener?

A.Theexpandingofleafareainnorthernforests.

B.WarmerandwetterclimateinChinaandIndia.

C.FavorableweatherandincreasedCO2intheair.

D.Tree-plantingprogramsandintensiveagriculture.

13.Whatdoestheexampleinparagraph3prove?

A.Indiancropproductionmaydecline.

B.Humansadvancetheglobalgreening.

C.Thegreeningtrendmaychange.

D.GroundwaterinIndiaisrunningout.

14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"offset'1inparagraph4probablymean?

A.Prevent.B.Balance.C.Interrupt.D.Survive.

15.HowdoesNemanifindthefindings?

A.Theyareapositionindicatorofhumannature.

B.Theyconveythatthegreener,thebetter.

C.Theyshowhumansprefertofixtheirmistakes.

D.Theyareconsistentwithhisexpectation.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

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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。

Behindeverygreatproductisagreatteam.Teamworkintheworkplaceoffersthestaffthe

opportunitytobecomemorefamiliarwitheachotherandlearnhowtoworktogether.16

Thereareseveralwaysinwhichteamworkisimportanttothesuccessofthecompanyandtothe

developmentofeachemployee.

Efficiency（效率）

Workteamsdevelopsystemsthatallowthemtocompletetasksefficiently.17,the

team'sworkpacemakessurethatthetaskiscompletedquicklyan④hitcalkwMhE

companytotakeonmoreworkandalsoletsthecompanyincreasemoreincomewithouthavingto

addmorestaff.Thisbecomeshelpfulwhenefficientteamsfromdifferentdepartmentswork

together.

Support

18.Andastrongteamenvironmentcanactasasupportsystemforstaffmembers.

Workgroupmemberscanhelpeachotherimproveperformanceridworktogethertoward

improvingprofessionaldevelopment.Teammemberscometorelyoneachotherandtrusteach

other.19,thesebondscanbeimportant.

Ideas

Teamsintheworkplaceoftenmeettodiscusshowtodealwithcompanyproblems.Whena

teamworkswelltogether,itallowsstaffmemberstofeelmorecomfortableinofferingsuggestions.

TeammembersbecomeaccustomedtoprocessingbrainstormingInformation.20.

A.Therearechallengeseachdayinanyworkplace.

B.Whentheteamfacesaparticularlyhardchallenge.

C.Weallknowteamworkhelpscompaniesearnmoremoney.

D.Whenataskishandedtoawell-trainedandefficientteam.

E.Itisalsothefuelthatallowsemployeesandcompaniestohavesuccess.

F.Thecompanysurelybenefitsfromvarioussuggestionsgivenbyefficientteams.

G.Oneofthemainbenefitsofastrongteamenvironmentistoshareideaswitheachother.

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。

Thejobofraisingchildrenisatoughone.Childrendon'tcomewithaninstructionmanual

（说明书）.Andeachchildis21.Soparentssometimespulltheirhairoutinfrustration,not

22whattodoinraisingchildren,whatwedois23byourculture.Naturallythen,

AmericanparentsteachtheirchildrenbasicAmerican24.

ToAmericans,thegoalofparentsistohelpchildren25ontheirownfeet.From

26_,eachchildmaygethisorherownroom.Aschildrengrow,theygetmore27tomake

theirownchoices.28choosetheirownformsofentertainment,aswellasthefriendsto

29themwith.Whenthey30youngadulthood,theychoosetheirownjobsandmarriage

31.Ofcourse,manyyoungadultsstill32theirparents'adviceandapprovalforthe

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choicestheymake.Butoncethey"leavethe33ataround18to21yearsold,theywantto

beontheirown,not34totheirmothers'apronstrings(围裙带).

TherelationshipbetweenparentsandchildreninAmericaisveryinformal.American

parents3^___theirchildrenasindividuals-notasextensionsofthemselves.They36them

toachievetheirowndreams.Americanspraises,encourageandgivetheirchildrenthe37to

succeed.Whenchildrenbecomeadults,theirparentsbecomemorelike38.But39to

popularbelief,mostadultAmericansdon'tmaketheirparentspayforroomandboardwhentheir

parentscometo40them.Evenasadults,theyrespectandhonortheirparents.

21.A.strangeB.differentC.newD.unlike

22.A.noticingB.rememberingC.knowingD.deciding

23.A.influencedB.madeC.controlledD.changed

24.A.servicesB.standardsC.lawsD.values

25.A.sitB.getC.standD.rise

26.A.adulthoodB.girlhoodC.boyhoodD.childhood

27.A.freedomB.spaceC.timeD.money

28.A.AdultsB.TeenagersC.AmericansD.Parents

29.A.helpB.joinC.shareD.provide

30.A.gainB.passC.becomeD.reach

31.A.wivesB.partnersC.husbandsD.couples

32.A.seekB.inviteC.tryD.choose

33.A.roomB.houseC.nestD.place

34.A.connectedB.heldC.stuckD.tied

35.A.lookB.viewC.thinkD.recognize

36.A.hopeB.suggestC.allowD.command

37.A.powerB.trustC.energyD.confidence

38.A.friendsB.companionsC.membersD.companies

39.A.knownB.similarC.contraryD.due

40.A.noticeB.visitC.watchD.observe

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。

TraditionalChinesecultureisbeginningtocapturetheattentionoftheworld.Kongfu,

£1______(especial),hashadagreateffect42millionsofpeoplewhofirstlearned

about