高考英语模拟试题20.docx

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高考英语模拟试题20

高考英语模拟试题20

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第I卷（选择题）

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40分）

阅读下列短文，从学科网每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中,选出最佳选项。

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A

ItwasMother’sDaymorninglastyearandIwasdoingmyshoppingatourlocalsupermarketwithmyfive-year-oldson,Tenyson.Aswewereleaving,wefoundthatonlyminutesearlieranelderlywomanhadfallenoverattheentranceandhadhitherheadontheconcrete.Herhusbandwaswithher,buttherewasbloodeverywhereandthewomanwasembarrassedandclearlyinshock.

Walkingtowardsthescene,Tenysonbecameveryupsetaboutwhathadhappenedtothecouple.Hesaidtome,“Mum,it’snotmuchfunfallingoverinfrontofeveryone.”

Atthefrontofthesupermarketacharitygrouphadsetupastandsellingcookedsausagesandflowerstoraisefunds.Tenysonsuggestedthatweshouldbuytheladyaflower.“Itwillmakeherfeelbetter,”hesaid.Iwasamazedthathe’dcomeupwithsuchasweetidea.Sowewentovertotheflowersellerandaskedherifwecouldbuyaflowerfortheladytocheerherup.“Justtakeit,”shereplied.“Ican’ttakeyourmoneyforsuchawonderfulgesture.”

Bynowparamedics（救援人员）hadarrived,andwereattendingtheinjuredwoman.Aswewalkeduptoher,mysonbecameintimidatedbyallthebloodandmedicalequipment.Hesaidhewasjusttooscaredtogouptoher.

InsteadIgavetheflowertothewoman’shusbandandtoldhim,“Mysonwasveryupsetforyourwifeandwantedtogiveherthisflowertomakeherfeelbetter.”

Atthat,theoldmanstartedcryingandsaid,“Thankyousomuch,youhaveawonderfulson.HappyMother’sDaytoyou.”

Themanthenbentdownandgavehiswifetheflower,tellingherwhoitwasfrom.Thoughbadlyhurtandshaken,theoldladylookedupatTenysonwithloveinhereyesandgavehimalittlesmile.

1.Whatdosetheauthorintendtotellus?

A.Asmallactofkindnessbringsagreatjoy.

B.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.

C.Lovebeginswithalittlesmile.

D.Onecanneverbetoocareful.

2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.TheelderlywomanwasknockeddownbyTenyson.

B.Tenyson’sideaofbuyingaflowergainedhisfather’ssupport.

C.Tenyson’scarefortheelderlywomanpuzzledtheflowerseller.

D.TheelderlywomanwasmovedtotearsbyTenyson’sgesture.

3.Theunderlinedword“intimidated”inthefourthparagraphprobablymeans“___________”.

A.astonishedB.frightenedC.struckD.excited

4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.AnAccidentalInjury

B.Mother’sDay

C.FlowerPower

D.AnEmbarrassingMoment

B

WaltDisneyiscreditedforcreatingsuchwonderfulthingsasDonaldDuckandMickeyMouse.However,hecannottakethecreditforcreatingotherwell-lovedcharacters,suchasCinderellaandSnowWhite.TheyarealmostautomaticallyassociatedwithDisneybecauseDisneyturnedoldfables（寓言）intocartoonmovies.

TheoriginalCinderellavariesverymuchfromtheDisneyversionweknowtoday.Itstartedoffwiththegirlmourninghermother’sdeathandgoingtohertombthreetimesaday.Inaddition,therewereonlybirdsthathelpedCinderella;therewasnosuchthingasafairygodmotherorhelpfulmice,norwastherementionofahorseandcarriage.

Thestepsisterswerecruel:

theyalwaysthrewCinderella’sfoodintotheashesofthefireandmadehersleepontheashesonthefloor,hence（因此）hername.

Intheoriginalstory,theking’sballactuallylastedforthreedays.Withthehelpofthebirds,thegirl,beautifullydressed,dancedwiththeprinceonallthreenightsandtheprincefellinlovewithher.However,shebrokeawayfromhimtorushbackhomeeachnight.Onthelastnight,theprinceplacedsoothingstickyonthestairs;asCinderellamadeherescape,ashoegotstuckonit.

Herenowiswherethestorybecomesunpleasant:

whentheprincewenttothehouselookingforthegirlwhosefootfittheshoe,thewicked（邪恶的）stepmothertoldoneofhertwodaughterstocutoffherbigtoetofitintotheshoe.Thedaughterdidastold.Sotheprincetookherawaytobehisbride.ButwhentheypassedthetombofCinderella’smother,thebirdscalledouttotheprince,

“Turnandpeep,there’sbloodintheshoe;

theshoeistoosmall,thetruebridewaitsforyou.”

Realizinghehadbeentricked,theprincereturnedthedaughtertohermother.Theotherthenhadtocutoffpartofherheelinordertofitintotheshoe,withthesameresult.OnlyCinderella’sfootfitperfectlyandsotheprincechosetomarryher.Thestoryendswiththeweddingday:

asCinderella’stwostepsistersfollowedher,pretendingtobedevotedtohersothattheycouldenjoytheking’sriches,twobirdsflewbyandplucked（啄）outtheireyes.Becauseoftheirwickednessandfalsehood,theyhadtospendtherestoftheirdaysblind.

TheoriginalCinderellaissodifferentfromtheDisneyversion.ThankgoodnessDisneymadesuchchanges;itindeedwasawisemove.

5.HowdidCinderellagethername?

A.TheBirdscameupwithit.

B.ItwasgivenbyDisney.

C.Shegotitfromhermother.

D.Itcamefromtheword“ash”.

6.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtotheoriginalstory?

A.HelpfulmicegotCinderellaabeautifuldress.

B.Theballwasheldtocelebratetheprince’swedding.

C.Cinderellalefthershoeonthestairsonpurpose.

D.Thebirdstoldtheprincethathehadbeencheated.

7.Themoraloftheoriginalstoryisthat____________.

A.awell-behavedchildearnsagreatreward.

B.adevotedpersoncertainlydeservesrespect.

C.awickedpersoncannotescapepunishment.

D.adishonestchildcannotgetmotherlove.

8.WhatdoestheauthorthinkoftheDisneyversion?

A.Dull.B.OrdinaryC.Excellent.D.Ridiculous.

C

Scientiststodayaremakinggreaterefforttostudyoceancurrents（洋流）.Mostdoitusingsatellitesandotherhigh-techequipment.However,oceanexpertCurtisEbbesmeyerdoesitinaspecialway---bystudyingmovementsofrandomfloatinggarbage.Ascientistwithmanyyears’experience,hestartedthistypeofresearchintheearly1990swhenheheardabouthundredsofathleticshoeswashingupontheshoresofthenorthwestcoastoftheUnitedStates.Thereweresomanyshoesthatpeopleweresettingupswapmeetstotryandmatchleftandrightshoestosellorwear.

Ebbesmeyerfoundoutinhisresearchesthattheshoes—about60,000intotal—fellintotheoceaninashippingaccident.Hephonedtheshoecompanyandaskediftheywantedtheshoesback.Asexpected,thecompanytoldhimthattheydidn't.Ebbesmeyerrealizedthiscouldbeagreatexperiment.Ifhelearnedwhenandwheretheshoeswentintothewaterandtrackedwheretheylanded,hecouldlearnalotaboutthepatternsofoceancurrents.

ThePacificNorthwestisoneoftheworld'sbestareasforbeachcombing（海滩搜寻）becausewindsandcurrentsjoinhere,andasaresult,thereisagroupofseriousbeachcombersinthearea.Ebbesmeyergottoknowalotofthemandaskedfortheirhelpincollectinginformationaboutwheretheshoeslanded.Inayearhecollectedreliableinformationon1,600shoes.Withthisdata,heandacolleaguewereabletotestandimproveacomputerprogramdesignedtomodeloceancurrents,andpublishthefindingsoftheirstudy.

Astheresultofhiswork,Ebbesmeyerhasbecomeknownasthescientisttocallwithquestionsaboutanyunusualobjectsfoundfloatingintheocean.Hehasevenstartedanassociationofbeachcombersandoceanexperts,with500subscribersfromWestAfricatoNewZealand.Theyhaverecordedalllostobjectsrangingfrompotatoestogolfgloves.

9.Ebbesmeyerphonedtheshoecompanytofindout_____________.

A.whatcausedtheshippingaccident

B.whetheritwasallrighttousetheirshoes

C.whenandwheretheshoeswentmissing

D.howmuchtheylostintheshippingaccident

10.Ebbesmeyerismostfamousfor___________________.

A.phoningaboutanydoubtfulobjectsonthesea

B.makingrecordsforanylostobjectsonthesea

C.runningaglobalcurrentsresearchassociation

D.travelingwidelythecoastalcitiesoftheworld

11.Whatisthepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthispassage?

A.Tocallpeople'sattentiontooceanpollution.

B.Towarnpeopleofshippingsafetyintheocean.

C.Toexplainauniquewayofstudyingoceancurrents.

D.Togivetipsonhowtosearchforlostobjectsonthebeach.

D

SagradaFamilia（2,056,448visits/year）

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00（October—March）;

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$11,or$10withtheBarcelonaCard.

DisabledAccess:

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Thetempleshavebeenunderconstructionsince1882andthey’vestillgotanother30to80yearstogobeforeitwillbefinished.Theproject’svastscaleanditsspecialdesignhavemadeitoneofBarcelona’stoptouristattractionsformanyyears.

LaPedrera（1,133,220visits/year）

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November—February:

09:

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30;

March—October:

09:

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00

Admission:

$9.50.Save20%withtheBarcelonaCard.

DisabledAccess:

No.

ThisbuildingusedtobecalledCasaMilabutnowadaysit’smorecommonlyknownasLaPedrera.ItisauniquemodernistbuildinginBarcelonaandwasmadeofbricksandhadcolorfultiles（瓦）.Itwasbuiltbetween1906and1912byfamousCatalanarchitectAntoniGaudi（1852—1926）andin1984itwasdeclaredaUNESCOWorldHeritagesitewithotherGaudibuildingsinBarcelona.VisitorstoLaPedreracanseetheamazing800squaremetersatticwith270brickarchesthatgiveyouafeelingthatyouarewalkinginsidetheskeleton（骨架）ofawhale.Theroofisequallyimpressiveandispreservedexactlythewaythatitwasbuiltin1912withsixstaircasesandsevenchimneys