湖北省黄冈八模系列届高三模拟测试四英题试题及答案.docx
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湖北省黄冈八模系列届高三模拟测试四英题试题及答案
黄冈八模2020届高三英语模拟测试卷(四)
英语试题
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。
A
21.HowmuchtimedoyouneedtobabysitMary'stwoboyseachweek?
A.5hours.B.10hours.C.14hours.D.40hours.
22.Whichadrequiresthejob-hunterstoworkonMondaymornings?
A.AdA.B.AdB.C.AdC.D.AdD.
23.Whatisanecessityforpeopletogetthesejobs?
A.TheyshouldlookafterMary'stwoyoungboysonweekends.
B.Theyaresupposedtoworkfull-timejustonSaturdaysintheMunchiesCafe.
C.Theyshouldhaveyourownbiketotakethislong-timenewspaperdeliverywork.
D.TheyneedtocommunicateinacertainforeignlanguagewhenworkingfortheCityMuseumshop.
B
Istarteverysummerwiththebestofintentions:
toattackonebigbookfromthepast,aclassicthatIwassupposedtohavereadwhenyoungandambitious.Oftenthepairingsofbooksandsettingshavebeenpurelyaccidental:
“MobyDick"onathree-daycross-countrytraintrip;"TheMagicMountain"inaNewEnglandbeachsidecottagewithnolocksonthedoors,notelephonesortelevisionsintherooms,andlittletodobeyondrowonthesaltpond.Attempting"TheManWithoutQualities"onareturntoHawaii,mynativestate,however,waslessfruitful:
Imadeitthroughoneandaquartervolumes(册),thendecidedthatI'dgotthepointandwentswimminginstead.
ButthissummerIfindmyselfataloss.I’mnotquiteinterestedinBalzac,say,or"TristramShandy.”There'salways"WarandPeace,"whichI'vecoveredsomedistanceseveraltimes,onlytogetboggeddowninthe"War"part,setitasideforawhile,andrealizethatIhavetostartoverfromthebeginningagain,havingforgotteneveryone'snameandsocialrank.Howappealingtosimplyfallbackonafavorite-oncemoreinto"TheWaves"or"Justine,"whichfeelsalmostlikecheating,tooexcitingandtoomuchfuntoproperlybelonginseriousliterature.
Andthenthere'sStendhal's"TheRedandtheBlack."whichhappenstobethenameofmyfavoritecocktail(鸡尾酒)ofthesummer,createdbyMichaelCecconiatSavoyandBackForty.Itiseasytodrink,andknockingbackthreeorfourseemslikesuchadelightfulidea.Cecconi'stheory:
"Itakewhatever'sfreshatthegreenmarketandturnitintoliquid.”Theresultisapureshotofafternooninthepark,makingonefeelcheerfulandpeacefulallatonce,lyingonuncutgrasswitheyesshut,sunbeatingthroughthelids…
24.Whatcanweinferabouttheauthorfromthefirstparagraph?
A.Heshowstalentsforliterature.B.Headmiresalotofgreatwriters.
C.HehasacottageinNewEngland.D.Heenjoysreadingwhentraveling.
25.Whatdotheunderlinedwords"getboggeddown"inparagraph2mean?
A.Beinterrupted.B.Makenoprogress.C.Getconfused.D.Becarriedaway.
26.Whydoestheauthorsayreadinghisfavoritebooksfeelslikecheating?
A.Hebarelyunderstandsthem.B.Hefinishesthemquickly.
C.Hehasreadthemmanytimesbefore.D.Heshouldreadsomethingserious.
27.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?
A.ToReadorNottoReadB.TheBooksofSummer
C.It'sNeverTooLatetoReadD.MySummerHoliday
C
SallyDawlyisawomanfromAuburn,California.Overthelastthreeandahalfyears,theantilitteringwomanhasspentmostofherfreetimepickingupcigarettebutts(烟头)fromthestreetsofherhomecity.
Calledthe"ButtLady"byherlocalcommunity,DawlybeganhermissiontoridthestreetsofhercityofcigarettebuttsinOctober,2014.Thewomanlookedforcigarettebutts,pickedthemupandthrewtheminthetrash.Tokeepacountofhowmanybuttsshepicksup,theButtLadyhasbeenusingatablet,andearlierthismonth,shehitahistoricmilestone-onemillioncigarettebutts.
"Igottiredofgoingonmywalksandseeingcigarettebuttseverywhere,"SallyDawlysaid."I'mjustshockedthatIhadtopickupsomany.I'veeverpickedup3,000buttsinoneday,"shesaid."Don'tthrowawayyourbutts;betteryet,stopsmoking.”
Withsomanycigarettebuttslitteringthestreets,canoneperson'seffortsreallymakeadifference?
Surprisingly,theanswerseemstobeyes.SoonaftertheButtLadyofAuburnstartedhermissionandwordofhereffortsspread,cigarettecansstartedappearingaroundbarsandrestaurantsinthecity.Membersofthelocalcommunityevencameouttocheerheronassheapproachedherone-million-buttmilestone.
Sallyknowshercity'scigarettebuttlitteringproblemwon’tbesolvedanytimesoon,butshehopesherworkwillinspirepeopletoatleastthinktwicebeforedroppingcigarettebuttsinthestreets.Shehasdecidedtocontinuecleaningupafterirresponsiblesmokers,andalreadyhasanew,milestoneinhersights-twomillioncigarettebutts.
WordoftheButtLady'seffortstokeepthestreetscigarettebutt-freehasreachedneighboringcommunitiesaswell,andCBSSacramentoreportsthatothercitieshavestartedseekingherhelpaswell.
28.WhydoesSallyDawlycarryaniPadwithherwhilepickingupthebutts?
A.Toentertainthecrowds.B.Tomonitorthesmokers.
C.Toattractpeople'sattention.D.Torecordthenumberofbutts.
29.HowdidSallyDawlyfeelwhenpickingupcigarettebutts?
A.Excitedbutupset.B.Shockedandsorry
C.Frightenedbutcontent.D.Astonishedanddesperate.
30.Fromthetext,whatcanbeinferredaboutSallyDawly?
A.Shepicksupnearly3,000cigarettebuttseveryday.
B.ShewillworkinothercitiesinCaliforniainthefuture.
C.Shehassetanewgoalofpickinguptwomillioncigarettebutts.
D.Shepickeduponemillioncigarettebuttswithmembersofhercommunity.
31.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?
A.California's"ButtLady".B.Fightingagainstsmoking.
C.Californianshealthproblems.D.SmokingproblemsinCalifornia.
D
ItisquiteapparentthatcompetitionsurroundseveryaspectofhumanlifewhetherintheUnitedStatesortheAmazonrainforest.Withoutitwewouldnothavegrownintoprimates(灵长类动物).Orwewouldprobablystillbestrugglingtosharpenabronzetoolwhilecrawlingaroundonfourlegsinsearchofmeat.Withoutcompetition,Columbuswouldn'thavediscoveredAmericaandEdisonwouldneverhaveinventedthelightbulb.
Friendship,likeallrelationshipsbetweentwopeople,involvescompetition.Itisn'tcompetitioninatraditionalsensebecausetherearenogoalstobescoredandnoprize.Perhapstheecologicaldefinition-thesimultaneous(同时)demandbytwoormoreorganismsforlimitedenvironmentalresources,suchasnutrients,livingspace,orlight-betterexplainsit.
Asinnature,highschoollifeisgovernedbyasetoflaws,similartoashortenedversionofDarwin'stheoryofevolution,overpopulation,andcompetition.Thereisanabundanceofhighschoolstudentsandtodistinguishthem,rankingandcategorizing(分类)takeplace.Inhighschool,friendshipslearntocoexistwithcompetitioneventhoughattimestherelationshipisrough.Infact,insomecircumstance,competitionistoomuchofaburdenforafriendshiptobear,causingittofallapart.Collegeadmissionisthefinalhighschoolobjective.Fouryearsofhardworkistoachievegoodgrades.andastudent’sfateisdeterminednotonlybytheseachievements,butbytherecordsofthousandsofotherseniorstryingtoachieveasimilarrecognition.
Nevertheless,bynecessity,competitionbetweenstudentsexistsinallaspectsofhighschoollife.Itsetsandimprovesthestandardsineverythingfromsportstoschoolwork.Ahealthy,friendlycompetitioncanhaveonlybenefits,butwhenitbecomestoofierce,jealousy(妒忌)cantearfriendshipsapart.Yet,despiteallthis,withoutcompetition,wewouldbelost.
32.Whatdoestheecologicaldefinitionmainlyexplain?
A.Howtowinthecompetition.B.Whatcompetitionexactlyis.
C.Whattheresultofcompetitionis.D.Howfriendscompetewitheachother.
33.Accordingtothewriter,whatcausesthehighschoolstudentstocompete?
A.Theyknowthelawsofnaturewell.B.Friendshipisaburdenforthem.
C.Thenumberofthemistoolarge.D.Theyaredividedintodifferentgroups.
34.Whichbestdescribestherelationshipoffriendshipandcompetition?
A.Friendshipisalwaysbasedoncompetition.
B.Competitionisaresultoflostfriendship.
C.Competitionisterriblyharmfultofriendships.
D.Thedegreeofcompetitionisvitaltofriendship.
35.Whatdoestheauthorthinkof"competition"?
A.Competitioniscertaintohappenatschool.
B.Theresultofcompetitionareoutofcontrol.
C.Competitionbecomesfierceinhighschool.
D.Friendshipisnotasimportantascompetitionatschool.
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。
Tolerancemeanstoleratingorpullingupwithdifferences.36Thisconceptmeansdifferentthingstodifferentpeople,butitiswhensomethingisdisagreeablethattoleranceisexpected,andinmorepoliticallycorrectcultures,demanded.
Therearemanydifferentwaystoshowtolerance.Apersonmightfullydisagreewithothersonanyissue,whileatthesamerespectingthosewithdifferentopinionsandtreatingthemwithdignity.37.
Oneproblemisthefactthatthisrespectissometimesone-sided.38,butsomesupportersfeelreasonableinlabelingthosewhodisagreewithhatefulterms,andviceversa.Peopleonbothsidesofanissuemustbetolerantofeachother.
39Itdoesnotmeanthatapersonhastoacceptactionsorideasthatareagainsthisorhervaluesorbeliefs.Itmeansthateachpersonagreestorespecttheother'srighttohisorherfeelingsonthematter.Whenbothpartieshaveexpressedtheiropinions,anditisobviousthatneitherislikelytochangeposition,agreeingtodisagreeisoftentheidealoutcome.
Somedegreeoftoleranceisnecessaryinanycivi
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