山西省高考英语模拟试题及答案二.docx

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山西省高考英语模拟试题及答案二

山西省2020年高考英语模拟试题及答案

（二）

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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

In2018towhichwe'vejustsaidgoodbye,we'veseenexcellentmoviessuchasBlackPanther,CrazyRichAsiansandAStarIsBorn.In2019therewillbereturnstoclassicmoviecharactersandstories.Herearemoviesnottomiss.

Spider-Man-.FarH0-July5,US

TomHolland,theactorof2017'sSpider-Man:

Homecoming,returnstoplayPeterParker,ahighschoolstudentwhogainssuperpowersafterbeingbittenbyaspider（蜘蛛）.Whenweseehimagainintheaters,Spider–Manwillhaveanewred-and–blacksuit.ThemoviewilltakePeteronaglobaladventureoutsideoftheUS.AccordingtoMarvedStudiosPresidentKevinFeige,Spider-Manwilltryareturntohis“normal"self;hewilltrytofindhisoldpowersonhisnewjourney.

HobbsandShaw,July26,US

TomostpeopletheFastandFuriousseriesisallaboutcrazydriversracinginsportscar.ButinHobbsandShaw,humorisaddedtotheaction-packedthrills.ThenewfilmwillhitUStheatersonJuly26.FamousEnglishactorJasonStathamwillstaralongsideDwayneJohnson,“TheRock”,asDeckaidShawandLukeHobbsrespectively,asintheirpreviousappearancesinFastandFurious8.Theactionandchemistryreallythrilltheiraudience.ButthenewactionscenesbetweenanMI6agentHobbsandthekillerShawwillhavetobegoodtobeattheirstand-offinthe2017movie.

TheLionKing,July19,US

Thisisabrand-newversionoftheclassicchildren’sfilm.Thestoryofwide-eyedyounglionSimbastillremainsinheartsofworldaudiencesevenafter25years.Inthisre-telling,SimbaagainbeginsthedifficultjourneytobecometheKingofthePrideLands，avastAfricanprairie（大草原）.ThefavoritepartofthestoryformanyhasalwaysbeenthefriendshipbetweenSimba,TimonandPunibaa.ThelasttwosacrificealltheyhavetohelpSimbatobecometheking.Howwillthenewmoviere-imaginetheirfamousrelationship?

1.Whichmoviewillprobablybemostpopularamongchildren?

A.Spider-Man:

FarFromHome.B.HobbsandShaw.

C.FastandFurious8.D.TheLionKing.

2.Whatdothethreemovieshaveincommon?

A.Theheroeshaveappearedinpreviousmovies.

B.Theyhavethecomplexplotandhumorstyle.

C.TheywillbeonintheatersinJulyworldwide.

D.Famousactorsandactressesactinthemovies.

3.What’sthewritingpurposeofthetext?

A.Toaskformoviereviews.B.Tomakecommentsonthemovies.

C.ToencouragereaderstowatchfilmsD.Toinstructreaderstoknowstylesofmovie.

B

AsimpleprojecttohelpafamilyinneedstoppedLukeMickelsoninhistracks.In2012,heandhisfamilywereinspiredtobuildanddonateabunkbed,onebedontopoftheother,afterlearningtherewerelocalchildrenwhosleptonthefloor.Shockedtodiscoverhowwidespreadthisneedwasinhiscommunity,MickelsonfoundedSleepinHeavenlyPeace,anonprofitthatbuildsanddeliversbedstochildreninneed.

BornandraisedinIdaho,Mickelson,now41,hadathrivingcareer.Hecoachedhiskids’sportsteamsandfishedinthenearbyriver.Butwhenhemetchildrenwhoweresleepingonthefloor,hispeacefullifechangedcourse.

Usingsafetyguidelinesandhisdaughter’sbunkbedasamodel,Mickelsonstartedbuyingwoodandsuppliestobuildbedswithhisownmoney.Herecruitedfriendsandfamilymemberstohelparoundtheholiday.Aswordspread,interestandinvolvementfromhisandothercommunitiesflooded—alongwithMickelson’sbunkbedoutput.“Thatfirstproject,webuilt11bunkbedsinmygarage,”hesaid.“Thenextyear,wedid15.Thenitdoubledeveryyear.In2017,webuilt612bunkbeds.”

Withthemotto“Nokidsleepsonthefloorinourtown”,thenonprofitanditsmorethan65brancheshavebuiltanddeliveredmorethan1,500freebedstochildrenacrossAmerica.Butalongwiththerapidgrowth,Mickelsonwasfacedwithatoughchoice:

advancinghiscareerorhisnonprofit.Hechosethelatterandwentfrommaking“greatmoneytozeromoney”.He’sneverlookedback.“IfoundthattheneedIhaveisn’tfinancial,”hesaid.“TheneedIhaveisseeingthejoyonkids’faces,knowingthatIcanmakeadifference.”

4.WhydidMickelsonsetupSleepinHeavenlyPeace?

A.Tohelpthepoorchildren.B.Tomakeabigfortune.

C.Toinspirehiscommunity.D.Togetmoredonations.

5.WhatdoweknowaboutLukeMickelson?

A.Hehadhisownfishfarm.

B.Hechangedhiscareerfromtimetotime.

C.Heusedtosleeponthefloorwhenhewasakid.

D.Heoriginallyhadarelaxingandpleasantlife.

6.HowdidotherpeoplereacttoMickelson’sproject?

A.Theyshowedlittleinterestinit.

B.Theyweresupportiveandinvolvedinit.

C.Theyweredoubtfulaboutthesafetyofthebunkbed.

D.Theyvolunteeredtobuybedswiththeirownmoney.

7.WhatisMickelson’sattitudetothenonprofit?

A.AmbiguousB.Defensive.

C.Cautious.D.Positive.

C

Learninghowtofacesilenceinconversationisanimportantskillespeciallywhenworkingacrosscultures.

Ininternationalnegotiations,experiencednegotiator（谈判者）staysilentandimpassiveonpurposebecausethatwillmakeothersfeeluncomfortableandpossiblymakecompromiseswithouthavingtodoanything.Americansespeciallycan’tstandsilence,sotheyoftenarethefirsttobreakthesilenceandsometimesmightbeatadisadvantageinnegotiations.

Sowhat’sthebestresponse?

Setyourjawandwaititout.Don’tofferacompromisejustbecausetheyarenotspeaking.Ifyouhavetosaysomething,askadirectquestion,suchas“What’syourinitialreactiontothatoffer?

”Onceasilenceisgettinginto45secondsyoucouldsay,“Let’scomebacktothatinaminuteandgoonwiththenextpartofournegotiation.”

Inpresentations,silencecanbefarmoreeffectivethandramaticpassion（热情）.Beforestarting,lookattheaudienceandbesilentforamomentbecausethatsays,“I’mincontrol.IknowwhatI’mdoing.I’mconfident.”

AclassicexamplewaswhenAppleco-founderSteveJobslaunchedthefirstiPhone.Heintroducedwithmanypausessothatyoudidn’tmisshiskeypoints.Becausesilencemakesusnervous,ournaturalreactionisthatwe’dbetterpayattention,there’ssomethinggoingonhere.

Equally,whengivingaspeechtostaffortrainees,pausescount-especiallyiftherearenegatives.Ifyoukeeptalkingyou’respoonfeeding.Givepeopleamomentofsilencetogetbeyondtheemotionalresponseandtostartthinkingconsciouslyandprocessing.

Silencecanbeaninward-focusedthoughtfulactivityoranoutwardstillnesswhereyougiveyourselfthetimetowatchandthinkandlistentotheworldaroundyou.HavingobservedtheuseofsilenceinFinlandandalsoamongtheBlackfeetNation,aNorthAmericanIndiantribeinnorthernMontanaintheUS,wecanseebenefitsfarbeyondwheelinganddealing.

Silencecanbeaverypowerfulpointforunderstandingourselves,understandingothers,fordevelopingbettercommonunderstandingandmoreproductiveoutcomesandthatappliestobusiness,politics,education,law,medicine,everyareaofhumanlife.

8.WhatismostlikelytobeAmericansidea?

A.SpeakinglessgivestheupperhandB.Theshortertalkinggapsare,thebetter.

C.AsilentmanisthebestonetolistentoD.Speakoutwhatyouhaveinyourmind.

9.WhatisthepurposeoftheexampleofSteveJobs?

A.ToshowthewisdomofSteveJobs.

B.Toexplainsilencecanbemoreeffective.

C.Tointroducehowtomakeapresentation.

D.Toprovesilencecaneaseone’snervousness.

10.Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedwords“spoonfeeding”inParagraph6?

A.Supportingsomepersonwithanyselflesshelp.

B.Feedingsomebodypatientlywithasmallspoon.

C.Givingotherssomenewideastothinkovercarefully.

D.Usingawaythatdiscouragesindependentthought.

11.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Silenceisthebestdefense.

B.Silenceinnegotiationsisofgreathelp.

C.Learningtheskillsaboutsilenceisimportant.

D.Silencehasdifferentmeaningsindifficultculture.

D

BritishpeopleworksomeofthelongesthoursinEurope,butareamongtheleastproductive.Nowsomecompaniesareshorteningtheworkingweektoincreaseefficiency,healthandhappiness.

RichLeighhasintroducedafour-dayweekathisPRcompany.Infact,hisentirecompanyhasFridayoff,becausehisfirmhasadoptedafour-dayweek.ItisoneofahandfulofUKbusinessesthatnowoperatelikethis:

staffstillgetpaidtheirpreviousfive-daysalary,buttheyworkadayless.Thecompanyfoundthattheyachievedjustasmuch—andtherewereevensighsofgrowth.“Thekeytothescheme’ssuccess,”Leighsays,“ishowhappyouremployeesnoware.”

TheaverageBritishworkertakesonlya34minutelunchbreakandworks10hoursovertimeeachweek（moreoftenthannotthisisunpaid）.YetUKproductivityfallsseriouslybehindtheirEuropeanneighbors,whotendtoworkfewerhours.

Britishworkingpracticeshavecausedlossanddamagetothenation’shealthandhappiness.MorethanhalfamillionworkersintheUKweresignedoffwithwork-relatedstressoranxietylastyear.Moreover,theworklandscapeitselfischanging.AutomationandAIwillhaveasignificantimpactonthelabormarket,whereunsteadyworkbecomesmorecommon.

BritainistheonlyEUmemberthatallowsworkerstoignoretheEUworkingtimelimitandworklongerhours.Forcampaigners,nowisthetimeforachange.O’Grady,anadvocate,arguesthatwherebusinesseshaveincreasedtheirprofitsasaresultofautomation,successshouldbesharedwithworkersinth