青海省第二次高考模拟考试英语试题及答案.docx

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青海省第二次高考模拟考试英语试题及答案

青海省2020年第二次高考模拟考试英语试题及答案

（试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟）

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第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）（略）

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、BC和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Whydon’tquietcarriageswork,andhowmighttheybemaketo?

Quietcarriagesontrainsareaniceidea:

travelersvoluntarilymaketheirphonessilent,turnstereosoffandkeepchattertoaminimum.However,inreality,thereisusuallyatleastonesillybabbler（喋喋不休的人）tobreakthesilence.

Acoupleofproblemspreventpeacefultrips.First,thereisasortingproblem:

somepassengersendupinthequietcarriagebyaccidentandarenotawareoftherules.Second,thereisacommitmentproblem:

noiseissometimesmadebytravelerswhochoosethequietcarriagebutfindanimportantcallhardtoignore.

Thetrainoperatorsaretryingtofindanswers.TrainsinQueenslandAustralia,arehavingpermanentsignsaddedtoshowexactlywhatisexpected;aBritishoperatorhasinvestedinsometechnologytopreventphonecalls.

Microeconomicssuggestsanotherapproach.Finingpeopleformakinganoisewouldsurelydissuade（劝阻）thepolluterandisaneatsolutionintheory,butitrequirescostlymonitoringandenforcement.Anotherwaywouldbetousepricestoseparatequietandnoisypassengers－ineffect,creatingamarketforsilence.Asimpleideawouldbetosellaccesstothequietcarriageasanoptionalextrawhentheticketisbought.Makingthequietcoachbothanactivechoiceandacostlyonewoulddissuademanyofthosewhodon’tvalueapeacefulride.

Chargingmayalsosolvethecommitmentproblem.Thisisparticularlytricky,asattitudestonoisecanchangeduringthejourney.Somepassengerswouldpaythequietpremiumbutstillchatterawaywhensomevitalnewsarrives.Schemesthatrewardthesilent－aratingsystemamongfellowpassengers,forexample－couldhelp.Theideaisthatlosingyourhard-wonreputationoffsetstheshort-termgainfromusingthephone.Butsuchasystemalsofailsthesimplicitytest.

A2010bookbyGeorgeAkerlofandRachelKrantonarguesthat“norms”－feelingsabouthoweveryoneshouldbehave－alsoplayaroleindecision-making.Chargingaprice,evenifjustatokenamount,meansthequietcarriagebecomesaservicethatfellowpassengershavebought,notjustapreferencetheyhaveexpressed.Perhapsdifferentnormswouldcomeintoplay,encouragingcalm.Ifnot,apersonalbubbleisalwaysanoption:

noise-cancelingheadphonesstartataround$50.

1.Accordingtothepassage,whatdoesmicroeconomicssuggest?

A.Findingthesourceofnoise.

B.Puttingapriceonnoise.

C.Avoidusingaphoneinthecarriage.

D.Investingmoremoneyinmonitoringandenforcement.

2.By“apersonalbubbleisalwaysanoption,”theauthormeans________.

A.onecanmakehisownchoiceB.oneshouldrespectothers’privacy

C.onecancreatehisownpersonalspaceD.oneshouldsticktohispersonalbudget

3.Thispassageismainlyabout________.

A.people’sfavouredtransportation

B.effectivemethodsofmonitoringnoiselevels

C.possiblesolutionstonoiseintraincarriages

D.commonformsofmisbehaviorofpassengers

B

Thegreat-grandmotherislearningEnglishwiththehelpofherfamilywhensheisattheageof91.Shehopestousethelanguageatnextyear’sOlympicGamesinTokyo.Takamizawawasoneofthemorethan200,00peoplewhorequestedtovolunteerforTokyo’s2020Games.Englishisnotrequiredforservice,butitisausefulskillforvolunteerstohave.

ButTakamizawahadnotbeenabletolearnthelanguagewhenshewasyoung.TakamizawasaidthatshewasinhighschoolwhenWorldWarTwostarted.Shesaid,“Inmysecondyearthere,Englishwasbannedbecauseitwastheenemylanguage.”

Takamizawasaidhergrandchildrenhelpedpersuadeherthatshewasnottoooldtolearn.“WhenItalkedtomygrandchildrenaboutmywish,theysaid,‘It’snottoolate.Wewillteachyouonewordaday’”.NatsukoisTakamizawa’sgranddaughterandmainEnglishteacher.NatsukosendsanewEnglishwordtohergrandmother’sphoneeveryday.TheyalsooftenworktogetherdirectlyonphrasesthatTakamizawawillneedfortheOlympics.“WelcometoTokyo,thisistheOlympicstadium,howcanIhelpyou?

”TakamizawaanswerswhenaskedtosayanEnglishphraseshehaslearned.Natsukoexplainsthatshewantedtogivehergrandmothersomethingtoenjoy.“IcanclearlyseeherEnglishisgettingbetter.It’smyjoynow.”

TheEFEnglishProficiencyIndexisameasureofthelevelofEnglishspokeninacountry.Japanranks49thamongcountrieswhereEnglishisnotthefirstlanguage.ThissituationisslowlychangingasyoungergenerationswelcomeEnglish.However,TakamizawabelievesrealchangewillnothappenunlessJapanesepeoplebecomemoreopentotherestof