辽宁省葫芦岛锦化高中高考英语模拟试题及答案解析24页.docx

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辽宁省葫芦岛锦化高中高考英语模拟试题及答案解析24页

辽宁省葫芦岛锦化高中2020年6月高考英语模拟试题

英语试题

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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

ABookReview—TheSnake-StonebyBerlieDoherty

Thesetting:

UrbanEngland（thecities）,butalsoruralEngland（thecountryside）includingremoteEnglishvillages.

Thetheme:

Themainthemeisateenagesearchofself-discovery,inthiscasethesearchforamotherfromwhomtheherowasseparatedatanearlyage.Itsotherconcernsarelove,gettingonwithothers,beingpersistentandcourageousandtryingtodealwithdoubts,troublesandworries.Asthebookmovestoaclose,James’swimmingcoachsaystohim:

“Youarenotlikeakidobeyinginstructionsanymore.Youaredivinglikeayoungmanwhoknowswhereheisgoing.”

Thecharacters:

Jamesistheheroofthestory.Heisachampionshipdiver,andhasacomfortablelifewithhisfosterparents（养父母）.Yethealsohasthequalitiestotakehimonalongjourneytofindhisbirthmother.TheothercharactersinTheSnake-Stone,James’parents,hisdivinginstructor,bestfriend,thevillagers,peoplehemeetsonhisjourney,arepicturedrealistically.

Theturningpoint:

TheturningpointinthestorycomeswhileJames’fosterparentsareawayinLondon,andhewondersabouttheidentityofhisbirthmother.Theonlycluehehasisafossil,“thesnakestone”whichsheleftbehindalongwithanoteonwhichshehadwritten:

“TakegoodcareofSammie.”Itwaswrittenonatornenvelopewithpartsofanaddressstillthere.

Thejourney:

InsteadofgoingtoLondon,Jamesdecidestofindhisbirthmother.Withhelpfromhisgeographyteacher,Jamessetsoutfortheremotecountryvillagewherehismothermightbefound.Jameshaspainful,challenging,butalsohumorousandhappytravels.Themotherhefinallymeets,Anne,hasaminoryetpowerfulvoiceinthenovel.Hecomestounderstandwhyshelefthimatastranger’sdoorfifteenyearsbefore.Althoughthemeetingisnotlong,itleaveshimwithafeelingofcompleteness.Asajourneyofself-discovery,TheSnake-Stonealsoprovidesitsreaderswithahappyending.Itsherosays,onreturningtohisfosterparents,“Iwashome.”

21.Whatisthemainthemeofthenovel?

A.Lifewithfosterparents.B.Lifeintheworldofdiving.

C.Ajourneyofself-discovery.D.Atravelaroundthecountry.

22.Whatdothecoach’swordsinParagraph2suggest?

A.Jamesisasuccessfuldiver.B.Jamesisanindependentyoungman.

C.Jamesisanoutgoingyoungman.D.Jamesisahopefulswimmer.

23.Thesnakestoneinthenovelis.

A.astonewithanaddressonitB.afossilleftbythefosterparents

C.agiftfromtheswimmingcoachD.aclueleftbythebirthmother

B

WhenIwasaboy,ourextendedimmigrantfamilywouldsometimesgatheratmyaunt’stinyhouseoverthesummer.Relativesfromalloverthecountrywouldcomeintovisit.Theadultswouldcrowdtogetherinthelivingroomtotalkandcatchuponeachother’slives.Andthekidswouldbesentoutintothefrontyardtoplaywhendinnerwasslowlycookedforallofus.

Thosewerethedaysbeforevideogames,smartphones,andmotorizedtoys,soweoftenendedupplayinganoldgame.Irememberoneofthosemomentsespecially.AsIwastheyoungestandsmallestofallthekidsthere,Igotcaughtfirstandcouldn’tcatchanyoneelse.Mybrothersandcousinswerealltoofastforme,andIgrewmoreandmorefrustrated.Ifinallyfellmyfacefirstintothedirt.Igotupwithtearsforminginmyeyes.ThenIsawoneofmyfemalecousinsSusanstandingthere.Shestartedtorunbutwasgoingmuchslowerthanbefore.Ieasilycaughtupandseizedher.Thensheturnedtome,smiled,andsaid,I’mit!

You’dbetterrun!

Iranofflaughingwithgleewhilesheturnedandstartedtochaseothers.

NowIseehowheractofkindnessthatdaysavedmefromsadnessandreturnedmetojoy.Itdidn’tmatterthatwehardlyeversaweachother.Iknowwearefamilyandshelovesme.

InherwonderfulbookBoxofButterflies,RomaDowneywrites,“Weareallone,weallbelongtoeachother,andweareonebig,beautifulfamily.”Perhapsitistimethatweallstartedtotreateachotherthatway.Perhapsitistimethatwesharedourlove,ourkindness,ourlaughter,andourjoywitheveryonewithoutfear.Perhapsitistimetofinallyandforeverbringthisworldtogetherinonebigfamilyreunion.

24.Whentheadultswerechatting,thekidswould__________.

A.playvideogamesB.sitinthefrontyard

C.learntocookdinnerD.playtraditionalgames

25.TheauthorwasabletocatchSusanbecause________.

A.theothersrantoofastB.theauthorwasgoodatrunning

C.SusangaveherachanceD.Susanwantedtochaseothers

26.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.TheauthorisgratefulforwhatSusandidtoher.

B.Theauthorcan’tmeetSusananymore.

C.Theauthorurgesotherstolovetheirfamily.

D.Theauthorbelievestheworldwillbecomeabigfamily.

27.Whatcouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Amemoryofmychildhood.B.Sharingofgoodnessunitesus.

C.Kindnessbrightensourlife.D.Agooddeedisinvaluable.

C

Pleasetakeafewsecondsandthinkofyourpersonalbiggestgoal.Imaginetellingsomeoneyoumeettodaywhatyou’regoingtodo.Imaginetheircongratulationsandtheirhighimageofyou.Doesn’titfeelgoodtosayitoutloud?

Don’tyoufeelonestepcloseralready?

Well,badnews:

youshouldhavekeptyourmouthshut,becausethatgoodfeelingwillmakeyoulesslikelytodoit.

Anytimeyouhaveagoal,thereissomeworkthatneedstobedonetoachieveit.Ideally,youwouldnotbesatisfieduntilyou’dactuallydonethework.Butwhenyoutellsomeoneyourgoalandheacknowledges（认可）it,psychologistshavefoundit’scalleda“socialreality”.Themindiskindoftrickedintofeelingthatit’salreadydone.Andthen,becauseyou’vefeltthatsatisfaction,you’relessmotivatedtodotheactualhardworknecessary.Thisgoesagainstthetraditionalwisdomthatweshouldtellourfriendsourgoals,right?

In1982,PeterGollwitzer,aProfessorofPsychology,wroteawholebookaboutthis.Andin2009,hedidsomenewteststhatwerepublished.Itgoeslikethis:

163peopleacrossfourseparatetests—everyonewrotedowntheirpersonalgoal.Thenhalfofthemannouncedtheircommitment（许诺）tothisgoaltotheroom,andhalfdidn’t.Theneveryonewasgiven45minutesofworkthatwoulddirectlyleadthemtowardstheirgoal,buttheyweretoldthattheycouldstopatanytime.Nowthosewhokepttheirmouthsshutworkedtheentire45minutesonaverage,andwhenaskedafterwards,saidtheyfelttheyhadalongwaytogotoachievetheirgoal.Butthosewhohadannounceditquitafteronly33minutesonaverage,andwhenaskedafterwards,saidthattheyfeltmuchclosertoachievingtheirgoal.

28.Whatdothewords“socialreality”inParagraph2mean?

A.Completionofthegoal.B.Necessaryhardwork.

C.People’sacknowledgement.D.Asenseofsatisfaction.

29.WhatdoesPeterGollwitzertrytotellus?

A.Writingdownthegoalisveryhelpful.

B.Achievingpersonalgoalneedsmoretime.

C.Keepingthegoalsecretmakespeopleworkharder.

D.Makingthegoalpublicmakespeoplelesssatisfied.

30.HowdidPeterGollwitzerprovehisideaaboutpeople’sgoal?

A.Bygivingfigures.B.Bygivingexamples.

C.Bymakingasurvey.D.Bymakingcomparisontests.

31.Whatwillprobablyhappenifyoutellyourfriendsyourgoal?

A.Youwillbemoreconfident.B.Youwillnotgainsatisfaction.

C.Youarelesslikelytorealizeit.D.You’llbemuchmoremotivated.

D

Comparedwithsolarandwindenergy,whicharebooming,tidal（潮汐的）powerisaloserintheclean-energycompetition.Butifyoudidwanttobuildatidalpowerstation,therearefewbettersitesthanthemouthoftheRiverSevern,inBritain.Itstidalrange,thedifferenceindepthbetweenhighandlowtides,ofaround15metresisamongthelargestintheworld.

Engineersandgovernmentshavebeentoyingwiththeideasinceatleast1925.Butnoneofthesuggestedprojectshasmaterialised.Priceisoneobjection.Astudythoughtthattidalenergymightcostbetween￡216and￡368（$306-521）perMWhofelectricityby2025,comparedwith￡58-75forseagoingwindturbines（轮机）and￡55-76forsolarpanels.Environmentalistsalsoworrythatanyplantwouldchangethetides,makinglifeharderforwildlife.

AnengineercalledRodRaineythinkshehasawayaroundbothproblems.Heplanstoreplacetheconventionalturbinesofpreviousplanswithamucholdertechnology.Specifically,heplanstospan（横跨）therivermouthwithalineofwaterwheels.ThisisadesignthatdatesbacktotheearlydaysoftheIndustrialRevolution.Examplescanbefoundfixedtothesidesofoldwatermills（水磨）.

Buttherewouldbenothingold-fashionedaboutMrRainey’swheels.Thirtymetreshighandsixtywide,theywouldbemadefromordinarysteel.Twohundredandfiftyofthem,alongwiththesupportingstructures,wouldbefloatedintoplaceandsecuredtotheseabed,creatingaline15kmlong.Together,theycouldsupplypoweratanaveragerateof4GW.Thatisaboutasmuchastwobiggishnuclearpowerstationswouldmanage.SubstitutingoneofthewheelswithasetoflockswouldprovideashippingchannelabouttwicethewidthofPanamaCanal,permittingupstreamportssuchasAvonmouthandCardifftocontinueoperating.

32.WhatisspecialaboutthemouthoftheRiverSeven?

A.Thetidalrangethereisabout15meters.

B.Ithasthelargesttidalrangeintheworld.

C.Thetidalpowerstationhasbeenbuiltthere.

D.Itspowerplantmakeslifeharderforwildlife.

33.Whatwaspeople’sinitialattitudetowardstidal