05高考英语仿真冲刺卷含答案解析.docx

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05高考英语仿真冲刺卷含答案解析

2020年高考英语仿真冲刺卷（五）

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

Threemenhavehadabiginfluenceonmodernsoundandcommunicationtechnologies.Westartedwiththebeginningsofcomputer-generatedmusic.

MaxVernonMathews

MaxVernonMathewshasbeencalledthefatherofcomputermusic.Hecreatedelectronictoolssothatpeoplecouldusecomputers,asmusicalinstruments.Hehadahugeinfluenceonthedevelopmentofelectronicmusicandhowitiswritten,recordedandplayed.In1957,Maxwrotethefirst:

computerprogram,Music,toenableacomputertocreatesoundandplayitback.Thecomputerwassoslowthatitwouldhavetakenanhourtoplaythepieceofmusic.inseventeenseconds.Forthatreason,Mathewsmovedtheworktoatapeplayer,whichcouldbespeduptoplaythemusicatanormalspeed.

MathewscontinuedcreatingotherversionsoftheMusicprogram.Hebecameinterestedinhowcomputerscouldhelpmusiciansoutsiderecordingstudios.TheGrooveprogramhedevelopedwasthefirstcomputerprogrammadeforliveperformances.

NorioOhga

SonyCorporationofficialNorioOhgahelpedtodevelop,thecompactdiscinthelate1970s.

HepushedforCDstobelarger,andwithalongerplayingtime.Hewantedthemtoholdseventy-fiveminutessothattheycouldstoreallofBcethoven'sNinthSymphonyononedisc.Thisway,listenerscouldenjoythemusicalworkwithoutanybreak.Thecompactdiscchangedtheelectronicsindustryandthewaypeoplelistenedtomusic.

HubertJosephSchlafly

HubertJosephSchlaflywasanelectricalengineerwhohelpedchangethewayactors,politiciansandotherpeoplespeakontelevision.In1950,heandtwoothermendevelopedtheteleprompter.Oneco-worker,FredBarton,wasanactor.Hehadanideaforatoolthatwouldhelptelevisionactorsreadtheirlineswithouthavingtomemorizethem.Thefirstteleprompterinvolvedapersonwhoturnedalongpleceofpaperprintedwithtallletters,Astheactorreadthelines,anotherpersonwould,movethepaperaheadonthedevice.Laterversionsusedtelevisionscreenstoshowthewordsthatweretoberead.

1.WhydidMathewsgiveupusingcomputerstocreatesoundandplayitback?

A.Becausehewantedtousecomputersasmusicalinstruments.

B.Becausehecouldn’tcreatesoundoncomputers.

C.Becausehewantedtoenjoymusicalworkwithoutanybreak.

D.Becausehewantedtofindbetterwaystocreatesoundwithmoderntechnologies.

2.What'sthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordteleprompter?

A.投影仪             B.电子提词机

C.屏蔽仪             D.显示屏

3.Fromthewriting,wecanlearnthat________.

A.Mathews'firstcomputerprogramcouldplaythemusicatanormalspeed

B.theGrooveprogramwasthefirstcomputerprogrammadeforliveperformancesbyHubertJosephSchlafly.

C.owingtoNorioOhga,peoplecanenjoyallofBeethoven’sNinthSymphonyononedisc.

D.onlyHubertJoscphSchlaflyandFredBartonworkedtogethertodeveloptheprompter.

B

Ourtoleratingabilityisindeedwaybeyondourimagination.Butnotuntiltheverycriticalmomentwillwerealizeourpotentialtoleratingability.

Therewasawomaninthecountrysidewhogotmarriedattheageof18andhadtoescapewithhertwodaughtersandasonwherevershecouldattheageof26duetotheJapanesearmy’sinvasion,Manypeoplecouldnotbearthesufferingofbeingafugitive（逃亡者）andwantedtocommitsuicide.Knowingthat,shewouldcometothosepeopleandsoothedthembysaying,"Don'tdothatsillything.Therearenosuchsetbacksthatwecouldnotovercome.TheJapanesearmiesareboundtobedrivenawayoneday!

”

Finally,sheinsisteduntilthedaywhenalltheJapanesearmieswerekickedoutofChina.However,hersondiedofdiseasewithoutsufficientmedicineandnutritioninthosedaysofhardships.Herhusband,afterknowingthedeathofhisson,layinbedfortwodayswithouteatinganddrinkinganything.Shetearedtoherhusbandandsaid,“Wehaveatoughdestiny,buthowevertoughourliveswillbe,weshouldpersistinourefforts.”

Aftershegavebirthtothesecondson,herhusbanddiedofedema（水肿）,whichalmost,blewheraway.Buteventually,sherecoveredandembracedthethreeyoungchildren,saying,"Mysweethearts,don,:

feelscared.Youstillhaveme,yourdearmum!

”

Ittookherpainstakingeffortstoraiseherchildrenupand,thelifeofherfamilywasgettingbetterandbetter.Twodaughtersweremarriedandsowashersonfinally.Shesaidtoeveryoneshemet,"Look!

WhatIsaidislyright.Therearenosuchsetbacksthatwecouldnotovercome!

Mylifeissohappynow!

”

Sheliveduntil86.BeforeshewenttoHeaven,shesaidtoherchildren,Youallshouldlivetoyourbest.Therearenosuchsetbacksthatwecouldnotovercome!

”

4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"soothed"inParagraph2mean?

A.Criticized.             B.Evaluated.

C.Thrilled.