届阳泉市第一中学校高三英语二模试题及答案.docx

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届阳泉市第一中学校高三英语二模试题及答案

2020届阳泉市第一中学校高三英语二模试题及答案

第一部分阅读（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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项

A

ManyworkershavehadnochoicebuttoadapttoworkingfromhomeinrecentmonthssinceofficesshutdownduetotheCOVID-19pandemic（新冠疫情）.Andthenoisysituationandendlesshouseworkmayresultinaterribleemotion.Anewoptioniswaitingforyou.ThatisWFH:

workfromahotel.

HotelFiguero

AspecialprogramtitledWorkPerksaimstorepositionsomeof94-year-oldHotelFiguero’s268roomsasday-useoffices.

AccordingtoManagingDirectorConnieWang,theset-uplaunchedinJuneandisagreatopportunitytogetoutoftheirhouseswithhigh-speedWi-Fi,unlimitedprintingprivilegesandfreeparking.The350-square-footroomssellfor$129perday,withanoptiontoextendtoanovernightstayforanadditional$20.

TheWythe

AboutiquehotelinBrooklyn.Thehotelrecentlyannouncedapartnershipwithco-workingofficespacecompanyIndustriousthroughwhichitisrecycling13second-storyguestroomstoserveasofficesforuptofourpeople.

Eachoftheroomshasasmalloutdoorplatform,anddogsarewelcome.Pricingstartsat$200andgoesupto$275,dependingonhowmanypeopleusethespace.

TheSawyer

TheSawyer,inSacramento,California,isofferingpoolcabanas（更衣室）foruseasoutdooroffices,completewithfastWi-Fi,freeparkingandcateredlunchfor$150perday.

HotelsByDay

YannisMoatifoundedHotelsByDaybackin2015.Thatcompanyhasgrowntoincludemorethan1,500hotels,andhasseenasignificantincreaseinthenumberofinquiriesforday-usebookingslately.

Moatisaidthecurrentsituationwillforcehotelstoupgradethemselvestostayalive,andhepredictedthatofferingroomsforday-useonlyisoneofthedirectionstheywillgo.

1.Howmuchshouldonepayfora24-hourstayinHotelFiguero?

A.$129.B.$149.C.$150.D.$200.

2.Whichhotelallowspetsin?

A.TheWythe.B.TheSawyer.

C.HotelsByDay.D.HotelFiguero.

3.WhatdoweknowaboutYannisMoati?

A.HestartedaprogramtitledWorkPerks.

B.Hehasupgradedatleast1,500rooms.

C.Heusuallypredictseverythingcorrectly.

D.HeisoptimisticabouttheWFHtrend.

B

TheCOVID-19vaccination（接种疫苗）rateintheUShasfallentonewlowsinrecentweeks,threateningPresidentJoeBiden’sgoalofhaving70percentofAmericanadultswithatleastoneshotbyJuly4.

WithjustlessthanonemonthfromJuly4,thecurrentvaccinationratewillputtheUSatsomewherebetween67percentand68percentoftheadultpopulationwithatleastonedose（剂量）byIndependenceDay.Toreach70percentbyJuly4,around1.6percentofthepopulationneedstogettheirfirstdoseperweekfromnowuntilJuly4.

TheCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention（CDC）reportedlastweekthat63percentofadultshadreceivedtheirfirstdoseofaCOVID-19vaccine.Thatwasupslightlyfrom62percentfromthereportaweekbefore.Theadditional1percentofadultscompletingtheirfirstdoseisthelowestsincetheCDCstartedtrackingthevaccinationrateinmid-February.

Onaverage,fewerthan1millionshotsaregivenoutperday,adeclineofmorethantwo-thirdsfromthepeakof3.4millioninApril,TheWashingtonPostreported.InSouthCarolina,about71,000residentsgotashotintheweekleadinguptoJune3,comparedtoahighofnearly300,000inoneweekinearlyApril,accordingtodatafromtheCDC.

TheslowdownismoreprominentacrosstheSouthandMidwest.Twelvestateshaveseenvaccinationsfallto15dailyshotsper10,000residents.LessthanaquarterofblackAmericanshadreceivedtheirfirstCOVID-19shotasofJune7.

JamesHildreth,CEOofMeharryMedicalCollege,toldPolitico,“Weneedtomakeastrongerefforttobringthevaccinetothecommunities,ratherthanrelyingonthecommunitiestocometovaccinationcenters.”

Thesharpdeclineinvaccinationbeganinmid-AprilwhenfederalofficialstemporarilystoppedtheuseoftheJohnson＆Johnsonvaccinewhiletheyinvestigatedrareblood-clotting（凝血）reactions.

The“low-hangingfruit—thosepeoplewholywanttogetvaccinatedwithoutyoutellingthemanything”havealreadybeenvaccinated,whichhasledtotheslowdown,DrAnthonyFauci,directoroftheNationalInstituteofAllergyandInfectiousDiseases,saidonaWhiteHouse-organizedcallwithcommunityleaderslastweek,accordingtothePost.

4.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.DrAnthonyFauciisinchargeoftheCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention.

B.InSouthCarolina,about300,000residentsgotashotintheweekleadinguptoJune3

C.Inmid-AprilfederalofficialstemporarilysuspendedtheJohnson＆Johnsonvaccine.

D.LessthanonefourthofAmericanshadreceivedtheirfirstCOVID-19shotbyJune7.

5.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“prominent”inPara.5?

A.Meaningful.B.Obvious.C.Inspiring.D.Complex.

6.HowcanAmericaincreasetheCOVID-19vaccinationrateaccordingtoJamesHildreth?

A.Bygivingthevaccineshotatthecommunities.

B.Byofferingthevaccinetothepublicforfree.

C.Byfrequentlyinformingthepublicofthevaccine.

D.Byurgingthecommunitiestocometovaccinationcenters.

7.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Bidenwishestohave70%ofadultswithoneshotbyJuly4

B.CDChasbeentrackingthevaccinationratesincemid-February

C.SomeAmericansneedtogetvaccinatedwithouttellingthemto

D.Biden’sJuly4thvaccinegoalmaybemissed

C

Whydoyouchecksocialmedia?

Isittokeepupwitheverythingthatyourfriendsandfamilyaredoing?

Isittofindnewtrendyspotstoeat?

Regardlessofthereason,youmayfindyourselfwithdifferentdegreesofenvyordiscomfortafteraquicklookatyourphone.Thenyoumightbesufferingfromaphenomenonknownas“FearofMissingOut（FOMO）.”

WhilethephenomenonofFOMOcanbetracedbackforcenturies,ithadneverbeentheissueasitistoday,causingwidespreaddiscussionandresearch.Thisriseincheckingsocialmediaisnaturallyconnectedtotheincreasingleadingpositionthatsocialmediaholdsoverourlives.EverytimesomeoneopenstheirWeChatMoments,Facebook,Twitter...etc.,theyarebombardedwiththehighlightreelsofotherpeoples'lives.Asunnybeach,delicious-lookingfood,asupercutekitten-theyareallupliftingphotos,yetthey'reverylikelytobringaboutmoreunhappinessthanjoy.Yousee,thefirstthoughttocomeoutofyourmindmaybe“Wow,that'ssocool/delicious/cute”,butthenittakesahardU-turn.You'rethinking:

“IwishIwerethere”or“mylifeissoboringcomparedtohis/hers.”Themoreyousee,themorelikelyyouaretohavethesenegativefeelings.

What'sworseisthehabitmanypeoplehaveofturningtosocialmediainsearchofhappinesswhentheyarefeelingdown,notrealizingthattheyarejustgoingtoendupinanegativecycleofendlessdisappointment.Montesquieuoncesaid:

“Ifoneonlywishedtobehappy,thiscouldbeeasilyaccomplished;butwewishtobehappierthanotherpeople,andthisisalwaysdifficult,forwebelieveotherstobehappierthantheyare.”

FOMOwillgohandinhandwithdissatisfactionandenvy.Appreciatewhatyoualreadyhave,becausesomeoneelseoutthereintheworldwouldgladlygiveeverythingtobeyou.

8.Whatisthepurposeofthequestionsinparagraph1?

A.Tointroducethetopicofthepassage.B.ToexplainthefunctionofFOMO.

C.TodescribethefeaturesofFOMO.D.Togivethereasonsforcheckingsocialmedia.

9.Howmightpeoplefeelseeingother'sperfectlifethroughsocialmedia?

A.Joyful.B.Admiring.C.Comfortable.D.Envious.

10.WhatcanweconcludefromMontesquieu'swordsinparagraph3?

A.Wecouldturntosocialmediaforhappiness.

B.Wecouldn'trealiseourdreamwithouthardwork.

C.Wecouldn'tharvesthappinessthroughcomparison.

D.Wecouldlivebetterthanothersbyshowingourselvesonline.

11.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsFOMO?

A.Indifferent.B.Objective.C.Doubtful.D.Hopeful.

D

AyearagoIreceivedafullscholarshiptoattendtheUniversityofSanFrancisco.Allofmyhardworkpaidoff.Mymomhadspentalotonmyattendingaprivatehighschool,soImadesuretopushmyself:

Ivolunteered,tookpartinvariousclubs,andgraduatedwithhonors.Iwassoexcitedtostartanewpartofmylife.

Soonenough,thebigdaycame,butitwasn'tlikewhatIhadthought.Thefirsttwoweekswerethemostdifficultdaysofmyentirelife.EverynightIwouldcrymyselftosleep.Iwasmissingmyfamily,myhomeandeverythinginmyhometownsomuchandIdidn’tknowhowtodealwithmybrokenheart.

Todistractmyself,Ithrewmyselfintomystudies.Ialsofoundatonofjobs.Inanyfreetime,Istartedforcingmyselftogotothegym.IwantedtokeepeverypartofmydaybusysoIwouldn’tthinkabouthowlonelyIfelt.Soonafter,Ibegantocontrolmyeating,consideringitanothersolutiontomyhomesickness.Butsoontherewassomethingwrongwithme.

Finally,Iwenttoseeadoctor.WhenthedoctortoldmeIhadnochoicebuttotaketimeawayfromschool,Istartedtofear.HowcouldIstop?

SchoolwaswhatIwasbestat.“I’mnotsobad,”Ithoughtinmyhead.ButtheresultwasthatIwastakentohospitalagainamonthlaterandmymothercamewoefully.Ihadtotakeasemesterofffromschool,andgotothetreatmentcenternearmyhome.

Iftherearegirlswhoaresufferingsimilarly,Ihopeyouknowthatthereishopeandthatyoushouldhaveapositiveattitudetowardslife.Thoughyoumayfeelalone,therearesomanypeoplewhocanunderstandyourstruggle.That’swhyIwanttosharemystory.

12.Whydidtheauthorpushherselfduringhighschool?

A.ShewantedtoattendtheUniversityofSanFrancisco.

B.Itcosttoomuch