普通高等学校招生统一考试英语模拟卷八.docx

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普通高等学校招生统一考试英语模拟卷八

2020年普通高等学校招生统一考试模拟卷（八）

英语

本试卷6页，满分120分。

考试用时120分钟

注意事项：

1.答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的校名、姓名、考号、座位号等相关信息填写在答题卡指定区域内。

2.选择题每小题选出答案后，请用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案；不能答在试卷上。

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3.非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内的相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液，不按以上要求作答的答案无效。

4.考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。

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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂。

A

ItwasseveralyearsagowhenmywifeaskedmetomeetheratthelocaldepartmentstoreonBlackFridaymorning.Theyhadadvertisedachild'sbikethatshewantedtopurchaseforourson.Westoodwithaverylargecrowd,waitingforthemanagertoblowthewhistle.Afterawhilethewhistleblew.Itwaslikethrowingabasketofchumintoatankofsharks.Itoldmywifethatifweobtainedabike,fine,butifwedidnot,IwasOKwiththattoo.

Astheboxesofbikesbegantograduallydecrease,Isawmyopportunitytowrapmyhandsaroundthecornerofoneofthem.Ilifteditoffandsuddenlyfeltsomemildresistance.IlookeduptoseeoneofthelargestmenIhadeverseeninmylife.Frighteningwasnotenoughtodescribehispresence.Hewasdecoratedwithnumerousleatherbeltswithmetalbuttonsaroundbotharmsandevenhisneck.Tattoos（纹身）wereanobviouspassionofhis.

Istartedtoloosentheboxbuthegentlypusheditbackinmydirectionandbackintomyhands.Hethendirecteditintomyshoppingcart.Helookedatme,smiled,andsaid,“MerryChristmas.”

MywifeandIwenttothecheckout,paidforthebikeandwenthome.AllthewayhomeIwasthinkingthatthismomentwasbyfarthebestChristmasgiftIhadeverreceived.Thekindnessofahumanheartinasimpleactofastrangerbrokeallpreconceivednotions（先入为主）Imayhavehad.Iwillneverforgetit.

1．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“chum”meaninParagraph1?

A．Gifts.B．Food.

C．Goods.D．Souvenirs.

2．Whydidtheauthorloosentheboxwhenseeingtheman?

A．Theauthordidn'twanttobuyit.B．Themanneededitmore.

C．Theauthorwasfrightenedbytheman.D．Themangottheboxfirst.

3．Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A．TheBestChristmasGift.B．TheLargestManIHaveEverSeen.

C．AnUnforgettableBike.D．AShoppingExperience.

B

Astechnologyinthesecurityfieldadvances,sodoestheintelligenceoftheburglarsinprevailingoverthistechnology.Gonearethedayswhenasimplealarmsystem,connectedtoyourphoneline,wasenoughtoprotectyoufrompotentialsecurityrisks.

Cellularalarmsystems（蜂窝报警系统）areareplacementofthetraditionalwiredphonelinesecuritynetworks.Thesesystemsworkjustlikeyourcellphone.Acellularmoduleisplacedinthemaincontrolpanelanditsendssignals,withouttheuseofwires,tothemonitoringstation.Thecellularsignalissentviathedatapartofacellularsignal,muchlikeatextmessage.

Sensorscanbeplacedanywhereinyourhouse.Wheneverthereisanemergency,therelevantsensorpicksuptheunusualactivityandsendsacellularsignaltothemaincontrolpanel.Thecontrolpanelservesmorethanonepurpose,whichsendsacellularsignalatthesametimetothemonitoringserviceatthebackend.Themonitoringservicelaterinformstherelevantauthoritiesintheformofhigh-pitchedsirens（高音警笛声）.Typicallyittakesafewminutesforemergencyservicestoarriveatthescene.Dependingontheefficiencyofyourmonitoringserviceandthelocalauthorities,helpshouldarrivesoonanddealwiththepotentialthreats.

Itallowsyoutomonitoryourhouseremotely.Allyouhavetodoissimplyaccessthecamerasfromyourphoneandkeepacheckforanyunusualactivitieswhileyouarenotaround.Withcellulartechnologysecuringyourhouse,youdon’thavetoworryaboutthepowerfailureorevenburglarscuttingyourphonelines.

Sincethesesystemsoperateonbatteries,youshouldbecarefulaboutwhenthebatteriesdieout.TheremightbeotherappliancesincludingmicrowaveovensandWiFiinthehousethatcancausedisruption（干扰）.Ensurethatyourcellularalarmsystem'srangeisnotaffectedbythepresenceoftheseappliances.Manyhomeownerstendtogoforwirelesssystemsduetotheeaseofinstallation（安装）factor.However，keepinmindthatanon-professionalinstallationmightactuallyleavethesystemeasytodamage.

4．Whatdotheunderlinedwords''prevailingover''meaninParagraph1?

A．Improving.B．Defeating.

C．Worryingabout.D．Lookinginto.

5．Howcantheauthoritiesknowanemergencyishappening?

A．Theyhearhigh-pitchedsirens.

B．Theyreadthecellularsignal.

C．Theycheckthecontrolpanelonline.

D．Theynoticetheunusualactivityviasensors.

6．Whatcanweknowaboutthecellularalarmsystem?

A．Itlookslikeaphone.B．Itisenergy-saving.

C．Itneedstobeimproved.D．Itiswireless.

7．What'sthepurposeofthelastparagraph?

A．Togivecautionsaboutthesystem.

B．Tointroducethebenefitsofthesystem.

C．Tocallonpeopletowatchoutforsecurityrisks.

D．Toteachpeopletoinstallthesystemcorrectly.

C

BluePlanetII'slatestepisode（情节）focusesonhowplasticishavingadestructiveeffectontheoceanandslowlypoisoningourseacreatures.ResearchersrecentlyalsofoundthatseacreatureslivinginthedeepestplaceonEarth,theMarianaTrench,haveplasticintheirstomachs.Indeed,oceansaredrowninginplastic.

Thoughitseemsthattheworldcouldn'tpossiblyfunctionwithoutplastics,plasticsarearemarkablyrecentinvention.Thefirstplasticbagswereintroducedinthe1950s,thesamedecadethatplasticpackagingbegangainingpopularityintheUnitedStates.Thisgrowthhashappenedsofastthatscienceisstillcatchingupwiththechange.Plasticspollutionresearch,forinstance,isstillaveryearlyscience.

Weputalltheseplasticsintotheenvironment,butwestilldon'treallyknowwhattheoutcomesaregoingtobe.Whatwedoknow,though,isdisturbing.Oceanplasticisestimatedtokillmillionsofmarineanimalseveryyear.Nearly700species,includingendangeredones,areknowntohavebeenaffectedbyit.Oneinthreeleatherbackturtles,whichoftenmistakeplasticbagsforjellyfish,havebeenfoundwithplasticintheirbellies.Ninetypercentofseabirdsarenoweatingplasticsonaregularbasis.By2050,thatfigureisexpectedtoriseto100percent.

Andit'snotjustwildlifethatisthreatenedbytheplasticsinourseas.Humansareconsumingplasticsthroughtheseafoodweeat.Icouldunderstandwhysomepeopleseeoceanplasticasadisaster,worthmentioninginthesamebreathasclimatechange.Butoceanplasticisnotascomplicatedasclimatechange.Therearenooceantrashdeniers（否认者）,atleastsofar.Todosomethingaboutit,wedon'thavetoremakeourplanetenergysystem.

Thisisnotaproblemwherewedon'tknowwhatthesolutionis.Weknowhowtopickupgarbage.Anyonecandoit.Weknowhowtodealwithit.Weknowhowtorecycle.Wecanallstartbythinkingtwicebeforeweusesingle-useplasticproducts.Thingsthatmayseemordinary,likeusingareusablebottleorareusablebag-whentakencollectively,thesechoicesreallydomakeadifference.

8．Whyisplasticspollutionresearchstillaveryearlyscience?

A．Theplasticspollutionresearchistoodifficult.

B．Plasticshaveproducedlesspollutionthancoal.

C．Plasticshavegainedpopularitytoofastforsciencetocatchup.

D．Theworldcouldn'tpossiblyfunctionwithoutplastics.

9．HowdidtheauthorsupporthisopinioninParagraph3?

A．Bycitingquotesfromleadingexperts.B．Bymakingacomparisonandcontrast.

C．Bylistingexamplesfromhisownexperience.D．Bypresentingsolidstatistics.

10．Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellusinthelastparagraph?

A．Wereapwhatwesow.B．Theshortestanswerisdoing.

C．Allthingsaredifficultbeforetheyareeasy.D．Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.

11．Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A．Theoceansbecomechokedwithplastic.B．Oceanplasticisaglobalissue.

C．BluePlanetIIhasleftviewersheartbroken.D．Plasticsgaininpopularityallovertheworld.

D

“IfIonlyhadalittlehumility,I’dbeperfect,”themediagiantTedTurnersupposedlysaidsometimeinthe1990s.Whybemodest?

Aristotlesaid:

“Allmenbynaturedesiretoknow.”Intellectualhumilityisaparticularinstanceofhumility,sinceyoucanbedown-to-earthaboutmostthingsbutstillignoreyourmentallimitations.

Intellectualhumilitymeansrecognisingthatwedon’tknoweverything.Actually,itmeansweshouldacknowledgethatwe'reprobablybiasedinourbeliefaboutjusthowmuchweunderstandandseekoutthesourcesofwisdomthatwelack.

TheInternetanddigitalmediahavecreatedtheimpressionoflimitlessknowledgeatourfingertips.But,bymakinguslazy,theyhaveopenedupaspacethatignorancecanfill.ThepsychologistTaniaLombrozooftheUniversityofCaliforniaexplainedhowtechnologyenhancesourillusions（错觉）ofwisdom.Shearguesthatthewayweaccessinformationiscriticaltoourunderstanding—andthemoreeasilywecanrecallanimage,wordorstatement,themorelikelywe’llthinkwe’vesuccessfullylearnedit,andsowithdrawfromeffortfulcognitiveprocessing.Logicalpuzzlespresentedinanunfriendlyfont（字体）,forexample,canencouragesomeonetomakeextraefforttosolvethem.Yetthisapproachrunscountertothenicedesignsoftheappsandsitesthatpopulateourscreens,whereourbrainprocessesinformationina“smooth”way.Whataboutalltheinformationthatpresentsonline?

Well,yourcapacitytolearnfromitdependsonyourattitudes.Intellectuallyhumblepeopledon’thideorignoretheirweaknesses.Infact,theyseethemassourcesofpersonaldevelopment,anduseargumentsasanopportunitytorefinetheirviews.Peoplewhoarehumblebynaturetendtobem