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届广东省汕头市高考英语一模试题
2020届广东省汕头市高考英语一模试题
第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分30分)第一节(共4小题;每小题6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.答案写在答题卡上.
1.(6分)
Fallintosomegoodfiction
Withthevacationaroundthecorner,it'salmosttimetodropyourtextbooksandenjoysomepersonalreading.Recently,theYoungAdultLibraryServiceAssociationintheUSandtheGuardianreleasedtheirtop10youngadultnovelsof2019.Thesestoriesfeaturecharactersyourage.You'resuretofindoneyou'lllove.
ThePoetX
Unlikemanywhoconsidertheirlivesdull,XiomaraBatistainDominican﹣AmericanwriterElizabethAcevedo'sThePoetXlivesalifefullofstruggles.Everyday,shestruggleswithhermotherandhertwin.Whathelpshertounderstandthislifeispoetry.Batistaalsotakesherpoemstothepublic."Acevedohasamplified(放大)thevoicesofgirls,"USauthorIbiZoboicommented.
Deeplight
Thoughhavinggreatadventuresmaybeimpossibleinreality,itcanbeachievedthroughreading.InUKwriterFrancesHardinge'sbookDeeplight,readerscanfollowtwofriends﹣HarkandJelt﹣toexplorethedeepseaswithmanymysteriousgodsandmonsters.Infaceofthedangerousenemies,thetwoboysneversurrender.Theybravelyfightagainstvillains(反派).
"Deeplightisanon﹣stopambitiousandmagicalreadaboutfriendshipsetinastrangeandfantasticalworld,"areadercommentedontheReadingZonewebsite.
ForestofaThousandLanterns
Vietnamese﹣AmericanwriterJulieC.Dao'sForestofaThousandLanternscombinesChinesehistoryandtheSnowWhitefairytale.
ItfollowsXifengasshegoesfrombeingapoorvillagegirltotheEmpress'ladyinwaiting(侍女)andhashersightssetonbeingthenextEmpress.SimilartotheMaleficent(《沉睡魔咒》)movies,DaoshowsustheriseofavillainasXifengschemesherwayintothepalace
(1)WhatcanwelearnaboutthebookThePoetX?
A.Incommonwithmostteenagers,XiomaraBatistafindsherlifedull.
B.Itdescribeshowpoetryinfluencesthelifeofayounggirl.
C.Theauthorcallsforpeople'sattentiontorelationshipbetweenparentsandkids.
D.Itfeaturesthestruggleofyoungpeopleintheirfamiliesandschools.
(2)WhichstatementisTrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.JulieC.DaoalsohaswrittenanotherstorycalledtheMaleficnet.
B.ThethreenovelsarewrittenbyauthorsfromtheUSA.
C.Allthebooksmentionedarechosenasthetop10adultnovelsof2019.
D.InthestoryofDeeplight,twofriendsfoughtbravelyagainsttheirenemiesintheiradventureinthesea.
(3)Thepassageisprobablytakenoutof .
A.Aresearchpaper
B.Atextbook
C.Amagazine
D.Anadvertisement
2.(8分)PictureayoungChinesewomaninafield,dressedintraditionalclothing,asshepicksflowerstocreatemakeupforhercheeks.Imaginethesamepersonmakingabamboosofa,cookingsoysaucefromscratchandcookingupallsortsofdeliciousdishes.
Itmaysoundhardtobelieve,butsuchapersonexistsinmodernChina,andhernameisLiZiqi.OnDec14,2019shewonPersonoftheYearinthecategoryofculturalinfluenceawardedbyChinaNewsweek.
Withafanbaseofmorethan21millionpeopleonSinaWeiboand7millionfollowersonvideo﹣sharingsiteYouTube,Lihasmadeanameforherselfinaseriesofvideosthatshowapre﹣industrialChinesewayoflifeinruralSichuanprovince."IwanttodomyparttoletmorepeopleknowaboutChineseculture,"thevloggertoldChina.org.cn."MuchofthepopularityofmyvideoscanbeattributedtotheattractionofChineseculture."
Liseemstobeamasterofallkindsofskills﹣cooking,paining,designingandfarming.Sheraisessilkwormstosewaquiltforhergrandmotherandgrowsplants.Manyvideosshowherpickingseasonalingredientsfromherowngardenandcookingthemupwithherwood﹣firedwok(锅).Awarmbowlofsoupforthewinter,alighterplateofnoodlesforthesummer,Lifollowstheseasonsinhercooking,asChina'straditional24solartermsalsodo,andmakesfoodsuitablefortheparticularclimate.
"ShetoldthestoriesofChina'scultureandthatofChina,"theofficialSinaWeiboaccountofChinaCentralTelevisionnoted.ThesuccessofLiZigialsocomesfromher"passionforlife,forherhomeandforherculture".
Indeed,Li'ssimplepleasuresamazepeoplelivinginthehustleandbustleofbigcities.
"Intoday'ssociety,manyfeelstressed,"shetoldtheSouthChinaMomingPost."Whentheywatchmyvideosattheendofabusyday,Iwantthemtorelaxandexperiencesomethingnice,totakeawaysomeoftheiranxietyandstress."
(1)Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?
A.Handmadelifeofagirl
B.Charmofrurallife
C.SuccessofaVlogger
D.PersonoftheYear
(2)Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?
A.Li'ssuccesscomesfromherexcellenceintraditionalChinesecooking.
B.Lienjoysgreatpopularitybothathomeandabroad.
C.ThroughLi'svideos,viewerscanknowabouthowpeopleliveinruralSichuanprovince.
D.Stressedbythefastpaceoflifeinbigcities,manyChineselongtoreturntothecountryside
(3)WhichoffollowingstatementsdoesLiziqiprobablyagree?
A.Lifeinthecountrysideismorechallengingthaninbigcities.
B.Traditionalwisdomisbynomeansoutdated.
C.Peaceinmindmakeslifehappierandeasier.
D.Learninghowtocookseasonallyisessentialforsurvivalinthecountryside.
(4)ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatLiZiqiis .
A.passionateandsensitive
B.giftedandaggressive
C.talentedandcreative
D.modestandconventional
3.(8分)BreakdancingisclosetobecominganOlympicsportaftertheorganizersofthe2024ParisOlympicsannouncedonThursdaythattheywillproposefouradditionalsports,includingnewcomerbreakdancingandtheotherthreesports﹣surfing,skateboardingandsportclimbing﹣totheGamesin2024.
"BreakdancingisafantasticopportunitytobereallyinlinewiththestorythatParis2024wantstotell.WewantthoseGamesinconnectionwithcreativity,connectedwiththeyouth,moreurban,moreoutofthestadiums.Welookforwardtoworkingwithbreakdancingtoproposeanewexperience."Paris2024PresidentTonyEstanguettoldXinhua.
Breakdancingisasportwhichcanbeplayedanytimeandanywhereinurbanandotherenvironments.IthasnopreviousappearanceattheSummerOlympicGames,butwasincludedattheSummerYouthOlympicGamesinBuenosAiresin2018.
"Rightfromthebeginning,ouraimwastoofferGamesthatwouldhaveanimpactandtheelementofsurprise.ThisiswhywehavechosentopresenttheIOC(InternationalOlympicCommittee)withfoursportsthatareascreative,appealingtotheyouthandinlinewithourvision.
Wearecertainthatbreakdancing,skateboarding,sportclimbingandsurfingwillcontributetostrengthenourproject,"Estanguetadded.
TheorganizersseektodeliverthreekeyprinciplesinhostingtheGames:
sustainableandsocially﹣responsibleGamesinaccordancewiththe10C'sNewNorm(规则),Gamesinkeepingwiththetimesandinspirenewaudiencesandattractyoungpeople,andGamesreflectingtheidentityofParis2024,whichisspectacular,culturallyrelevant,engaging,accessibleandinclusive.
UnderthenewIOCrules,OlympichostcitiescanselectsportsandproposethemforinclusioninthoseGamesiftheyarepopularinthatcountryandaddtotheGamesappeal.TheinclusionstillneedstobepubberstampedbytheIOCwhichisexpectedtomakethefinaldecisionafterthe2020TokyoOlympics
(1)Whatismentionedaboutthe2024OlympicGamesinthefirstparagraph?
A.TheywillbemuchmoreorganizedundernewIOCrules.
B.Newsportseventswillbeincluded.
C.Theywillattractmoreyoungeraudiencesthanever.
D.Theywillspreadthelocalcultureworldwide.
(2)Whatcanwelearnaboutbreakdancing?
A.Itappealstopeopleofallages.
B.ItisthesymbolofParis.
C.Itcanbeplayedeitherindoorsoroutdoors.
D.ItisacceptedasanOlympicsportatthe2024ParisOlympics.
(3)WhydotheParisorganizersproposeinclusionofthefoursports?
A.Becausetheywellrepresenttheyouthofthecountry.
B.BecausetheywillmakeParismoreartisticandurban
C.Becausetheywilltellthestoryofthecity
D.Becausetheywillhelpattractyoungpeople.
(4)Whatistheclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedwordinthelastparagraph?
A.Approved.
B.Canceled
C.Submitted.
D.Designed.
4.(8分)Fewpeoplecanresistthelure(诱惑)ofadeliciousicecream,especiallyonahotday.Theonlythingthatspoilsthefunisthatthetreatishardtoenjoyslowlyoftenendingupwithasticky,meltedmess.Now,researchersfromColombia'sPontificiaBolivarianaUniversitymayhavefoundanunlikelypartnertohelpsolvethisage﹣oldproblem﹣cellulosefiber(纤维素)extractedfrombananaplantwaste.
Bananas,asyouprobablyknow,growinbunchesonatree﹣likeplant.Eachbunchisattachedtoacentralstalk,calledarahis(叶轴),whichisthrownoncethefruithasbeenharvested.Theteam,ledbyDr.RotinZuluagaGallego,beganbyextractingcellulosenanofibrils(CNs)frompowderedrachis.Thetasteless,odorlessmacrofibers,thousandsoftimessmallerthanthewidthofahumanhair,werethenaddedinvariousconcentrationsto100gramsoficecreammix.
WiththerightamountofCNFsmixedin,thedessertlastedlongerinitsfrozenstatethanconventionalicecream,extendingbothitsshelflifeandtheamountoftimethetreatcanbeenjoyed.Evenmoreexcitingwasthatthefibersincreasedthestickinessoflow﹣faticecreamtolevelshigherthanthefull﹣fatone.Sincethisiswhatdeterminesthefrozentreat'screaminessandtexture,CNFscouldhelpcreatehealthiericecreamwithoutcompromisingontaste.
Theresearchers,whopresentedtheirfindingsattheAmericanChemicalSociety(ACS)