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英语高考模拟题
2020英语高考模拟题(含答案)
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
Thefollowingaresomeofhistory'smostinspirationalwomenrecommendedbyThereseBorchard.
WhoWasMotherTeresa"!
¥66.00
BorninMacedonia,MotherTeresa(1910—1997)taughtatSt.Mary'sHighSchool,inCalcutta,India,butwasforcedtodosomethingaboutthesufferingandpoverty.In1950shefoundedtheMissionariesofCharity.Althoughherdevotiontothepoorisinspiring,it'sherpersistence(坚持不懈)throughyearsofdoubt?
asrecordedinherprivatejournals,thatinspiredmethemost.
TheDiaryofaYoungGirl¥55.10
InTheDiaryofaYoungGirl,AnneFrank(1929——1945)documentedherlifeinhidingfrom1942to1944duringtheGermanoccupationoftheNetherlands.Sheisarolemodelofhonesty,strength,andhopeforme—thateveninthemostmiserablecircumstances,youcanleadwithlove.
ALifeofDiscovery¥111.10
"Doonethingeverydaythatscaresyou,"wroteEleanorRoosevelt(1884—1962).Shehadalottochoosefrom,asherlifewasfullofchallenges.Eleanorinspiresmetobravelydealwithproblemsthatmattertome,andtofindherwaythroughlife'strialsandhardshipswithgracefulnessanddetermination.
StoryofMyLife¥32.50
Adeaf-blindauthorfromAlabama,HelenKeller(1880—1968)providesapowerfulexampleofawomanthroughtwomajordisabilitiestoachieveameaningfullife."Wecouldneverlearntobebraveandpatientiftherewereonlyjoyintheworld,"shesaid.Herattitudeofhopeandoptimisminspiresmetousemysufferingtobecomeabetterandwiserperson,togobeyondmypainintoserviceofothers.
21.WhydoesThereseBorchardrecommendMotherTeresa?
A.Sheworkedasateacherforyears.B.Shesetupacharityorganization.
C.Shepublishedaprivatejournal.D.Shehelpedthepoorinspiteofdoubt.
22.WhatmadeEleanorRooseveltspecial?
A.Facingchallengesbravely.B.Lovingdoingscarythings.
C.Havinghighintelligence.D.Continuingcarryingouttrials.
23.Whichbookshouldthedisabledlosinghoperead?
A.WhoWasMotherTeresa?
B.TheDiaryofaYoungGirl
C.ALifeofDiscovery
D.StoryofMyLife
B
Asakid,JoannaBuckleywasn'tinterestedinscience——untilshehadachancetotryit.ThathappenedwhenshegotachemistrysetforChristmas.
"Overthecourseofafewweeks,I'dcompletedeveryexperiment.Butintheprocess,Ipollutedmyparent'sdiningroomcarpetandburntthekitchenworktopwiththespiritburner,"shesays.
NowscienceisBuckley'sjob.SheworksinthechemistrydepartmentattheUniversityofSheffieldinEngland."Irealize,first-hand,howimportantitistohavesomethingorsomeonetoshowyouwhyscienceissogreat,"shesays.Nowthegoodnewsisthatcitizenscienceappears.
CitizensciencetakesthefunofexperimentingastepfurtherthanBuckley'sat-homechemistrykit.That'sbecausetheseexperimentsarereal,lookingfornovelanswers.
"Comparedwithaone-offexperiment,what'scoolaboutcitizenscienceisthatstudentsgetthatthishasapurpose,"Prunuskesays."Studentswanttodoagoodjob,becausetheyknowscientistsaregoingtousethenewdataintheirownresearch.”
Longagrees."Kidslikethatit'sreal.Andtheylikethatit'simportant,thatitmatters."Citizen-science
projectshavemadebigdiscoveries.Onefoundapreviouslyunknowngalaxycluster(星系团).AnotherprojecthelpedassesshowmuchdamageabigearthquakehadcausedinJapan.Andoneofthefirstcitizen-scienceprojectshelpedscientistslearnwherebutterfliesgoeverywinter.
Someadultsworryaboutteenslosinginterestinscience.That'sonereasontheyhopethatfun,excitingcitizen-scienceprojectscanhelpthemkeepintouch,Longsays.Andshehassomeevidencethatit'sworking,"Lastyear,wedidhaveacoupleofstudentssay,'IreallythinkIwanttobeascientistnow.
24.Whatisthepurposeofparagraph2?
A.Tosupporttrialscanmaketeensinterestedinscience.
B.Toprovefailureisthemotherofsuccessinscience.
C.TostateBuckleyhasatalentforscience.
D.TopraiseBuckleyforherstrongwill.
25.Whyiscitizensciencemorefun?
A.Itcarriesoutexperimentsfrequently.B.Itmustcarryoutexperimentsingroups.
C.Itneedstoseekfornewsolutions.D.Itdemandstohandlecomplexproblems.
26.WhatcanweknowfromwhatPrunuskesaid?
A.Sheparticipatedintheexperiment.B.Shetookprideinwhatstudentstookup.
C.Citizenscienceispopularwithstudents.D.Scientistsarewillingtoemploystudents.
27.WhatisLong'sattitudetowardscitizenscience?
A.Concerned.B.Supportive.C.Doubtful.D.Unclear.
C
Vegetablegardensmaynotbeasvisuallypleasingasthevarietyofflowers,butFloridianslookingtosavesomegreenbygrowingtheirownsaladfixingscansoondosowithoutfear.Gov.RonDeSantisthisweeksignedalawthatbanslocalgovernmentsfromcarryingordersagainsthomeownersfromraisingveggiesintheiryards.
Thelaw,whichtakeseffectJuly1,putsanendtothatparticularpoweroftownsandcitiesacrossthestatetoprohibitvegetablegardensfor"aesthetic(审美的)purposes".
TheproblembecameacauseafteracouplelivinginMiamiShoresVillageopposedthedecisionofa$50adayfineforgrowingvegetablesintheirfrontyard,asthey'ddoneforyears.
HermineRickettsandherhusbandTomCarrollfoughtCityHallinacasethatwounditswayupthestatescourtsystem,withjudgesconsistentlyrulingagainsttheirmoney-savingandhealth-consciousproject.
AftertheFloridaSupremeCourtruledinfavorofMiamiShores'righttocontroldesignandlandscapingstandards,thecouplereplacedtheirvegetableswithpinkflamingos(红鹤).
Theircausewasnotlost,however.Statelawmakersproposedandpassedalawthateffectivelyvoidsthecourtrulings,withRobBradley,whosponsoredthebill,reportedlycallingthevillage'sactiona"vastoverreach".
Thelawmakernotedthedifficultythatmanyfamiliesexperiencegettingfreshandaffordablefood,callingbansagainstvegetableandfruitgardensridiculous.
AboutathirdofallhouseholdsintheU.S.growsomeoftheirownfood,accordingtotheNationalGardeningAssociation.Thegroupsaysa600-square-footgardenthatcostsaround$70ayeartokeepcangrow300poundsoffreshproduceworthabout$600annually.
28.WhywillsomeFloridiansplantsaladfixings?
A.Toaddtosomegreen.B.Tomakelifecolorful.
C.Tobuildtheirowngardens.D.Tocutdowndailyexpenses.
29.Whatmadepeoplefocusonthegarden?
A.Shortageoffreshvegetables.
B.Acaseconcerningacouple.
C.Theadvantagesofraisingvegetables.
D.Theunjusticeofjudges'conclusion.
30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"voids"inparagraph6mean?
A.Hides.B.Cancels.C.Prevents.D.Values.
31.Whatdoestheauthorintendtodointhelastparagraph?
A.Toshowhowtogetthesestatistics.
B.Toprovidesomeadviceforcitizens.
C.Toaddsomebackgroundinformation.
D.Tolistthebenefitsofgrowingvegetables.
D
InJuly2017,theAmericanspaceagency(NASA)admittedtonothavingenoughfinancialmeanstosendmanonMarsforthepurposeofexploringit.Thenewshadtheeffectofabombafterfiveyearsofcommunicationanddevelopmentforthisspaceexplorationproject.Andyet,afewmonthsbeforethisannouncement,thetwohousesoftheUSCongressvotedalawtoguidefutureNASAtasks.AmongthesetaskswasaninhabitedtriptoMarsin2033.
Inthemeantime,NASAisfocusingontheMars2020missionbybuildingitsrover(漫游者),whichwillbeequippedwithaseriesofnewscientificinstruments.ThisnewmachinewillalsolookalotlikeCuriositywhichlandedontheredplanetin2012.ThemissionMars2020aimstoassessthelivabilityoftheplanetandpossiblyidentifypotentialtracksoflifeyesterdayandtoday.
Atarecentpressconference,formerUSastronautTomJonesannouncedthatNASA'scurrentbudgetcouldnotsolvesometechnicalproblemsfor25years.Thus,itpostponesthefirstinhabitedmissionoftheagencytoMarsin2043.Thesubjectconcernedmainlymentionedmanydamagesthatwillaffectthebodyofastronauts.
Indeed,thetriptoMarscouldbecompletedinninemonthsbyconsideringthecurrenttechnologiesandthemomentwhentheplanetsareclosertoeachother.However,periodsofweightlessnessthataretoolongmay,inparticular,causealackofcalcium.Infact,itinfluencesthebonesofastronauts.Inaddition,thiscanleadtosignificantdamageofvision.
Aquarterofacenturyisneededtodevelopnewtechnologiestosolvetheseproblems.Forexample,thereisthequestionofdevelopingnuclearpropulsion(推进)systems.Indeed,itcouldreducetraveltimes.Finally,thereisalsotheideaofdesigningsomethingtoallowastronautstohibernateduringthetrip!
32.WhatmadeNASAputoffitsinhabitedmission?
A.Ashortageoffunds.
B.Thelivingconditions.
C.Thedamagetohealth.
D.Objectionofscientists.
33.WhichisrightabouttheMars2020Mission?
A.Ithasbeenputoff.
B.ItsaimistosendmantoMars.
C.Itistoevaluatethepossibilityforourliving.
D.ItspurposeisformantowalkonMars.
34.What'sthemainideaofthelastparagraph?
A.Theupdateofnewdevices.
B.Theaccuracyoftraveltimes.
C.Thetimetodeveloptechnologies.
D.Theproblemsexistingnowadays.
35.Inwhichsectionofanewspapermaythistextappear?
A.Entertainment.B.Health.C.Education.D.Science.
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
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