届高考英语模拟点睛卷全国卷二.docx

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届高考英语模拟点睛卷全国卷二

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2020届高考英语模拟点睛卷（全国卷）

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1、MagicalHistoryTour

JoinusforourfifthannualexplorationoffascinatinghistoricsitesaroundGreaterPortlandthatyou'veneverseenormaybedidn'tevenknowexisted!

TheMagicalHistoryTourisyourkeytounlockingfascinatinghistoricalplacesthatarenotusuallyopentothepublic.Itisaself-guidedadventureguaranteedtoamazeandamusebothadultsandchildren.Equippedwithamap,andatyourownpace,youwillbegreetedbyguidesateachlocationreadytosharethehistoryofthetourstop.

Inthe5thyearoftheMagicalHistoryTour,wewillbepresentinganexcitingmixofbothnewsitesandfavoritesfromthepastfouryears.

TheMagicalHistoryTourcheck-inbeginsat9:

45amatMaineHistoricalSociety'sBrownLibrary.Atthistime,youwillfindoutwherethetourwilltakeyouasyoureceiveyourmapandticketintoeachsite.

Followusonsocialmediasitesforupdates,chancestowinticketsandsomeotherexcitingopportunities;andfeelfreetoshareyourtourexperiencestooursocialmediapagesusing#MHStour!

•Time:

10:

00am—4:

00pm,Saturday,May11,2019

•Location:

485CongressStreet

•Tickets:

Getyourticketsonline,bycallingusat207-774-1822,orbyvisitingourMuseumStoreat489CongressStreet.$25/AdultMHSMember;$35/AdultGeneralAdmission;$5/

Juniorsunderage18.

•Volunteering:

WeneedvolunteersfortheMagicalHistoryTour!

Volunteershelpforhalfthedayofthetourandaregivenafreetickettothetourtoenjoyeitherbeforeoraftertheirvolunteershift!

Formoreinformation,emailusatevents@mainehistory.orgorcallusat207-774-1822.

（1）.What'sthepurposeoftheMagicalHistoryTour?

A.Toexploreunfamiliarhistoricsites.

B.Tovisitsomeworld-famousattractions.

C.Toprovidechildrenwithhistoryclasses.

D.Tomakesomeprivateplacesknowntothepublic.

（2）.Howmuchshouldacouple（oneisMHSMember）andakidpay?

A.$55.B.$65.C.$75.D.$105.

（3）.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.Youcanbuyaticketbyemailing.

B.Touristswillonlybeguidedbyamap.

C.Onlynewsitesareavailableforthetour.

D.Volunteerscantakepartinthetourforfree.

2、PeoplearebeingtrickedintoFacebookwiththepromiseofafun,freeservicewithoutrealizingthey’repayingforitbygivinguploadsofpersonalinformation.

MostFacebookusersdon’trealizethisishappening.Eveniftheyknowwhatthecompanyisupto,theystillhavenoideawhatthey’repayingforFacebookbecausepeopledon’treallyknowwhattheirpersonaldataisworth.

Thebiggestproblem,however,isthatthecompanykeepschangingtherulesearlyonyoukeepeverythingprivate.ThatwasthegreatthingaboutFacebook.Youcouldcreateyourownlittleprivatenetwork.Lastyear.Thecompanychangeditsprivacyrulessothatmanythings;yourcity,yourphoto,yourfriends’nameswereset,bydefault（默认）tobesharedwitheveryoneontheInternet.

AccordingtoFacebook’svice-presidentElliotSchrage,thecompanyissimplymakingchangestoimproveitsservice,andifpeopledon’tshareinformation.Theyhavea“lesssatisfyingexperience.

SomecriticsthinkthisismoreaboutFacebooklookingtomakemoremoney.Inoriginalbusinessmodel,whichinvolvedsellingadsandputtingthem.Atthesideofthepagestotally,whowantstolookatadswhenthey’reonlineconnectingwiththeirfriends?

TheprivacyissuehasalreadylandedFacebookinhotwaterinWashington.InApril.SenatorCharlesSchumercalledonFacebooktochangeitsprivacypolicy.HealsourgedtheFederalTradeCommissiontosetguidelinesforsocialnetworkingsites.“Ithinkthesenatorrightlycommunicatedthatwehadnotbeenclearaboutwhatthenewproductswereandhowpeoplecouldchoosetousethemornottousethem,”Schrageadmits.

IsuspectthatwhateverFacebookhasdonesofartoinvadeourprivacy,it’sonlythebeginning,whichiswhyI’mconsideringcancellingmyaccount.Facebookisahandysite,butI’mupsetbytheideathatmyinformationisinthehandsofpeopleIdon’tknow.That’stoohighapricetopay.

1.WhatdowelearnaboutFacebookfromthefirstparagraph?

A.Itisawebsitethatsendsmessagestouserswhowanttogetmarried.

B.Itearnsmoneybyputtingonadvertisements.

C.Itmakesmoneybysellingitsusers’personaldata.

D.Itprovidesloadsofinformationtoitsusers.

2.WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutmostFacebookusers?

A.Theyareunwillingtogiveuptheirpersonalinformation.

B.Theydon’tknowtheirpersonaldataenrichesFacebook.

C.Theydon’tidentifythemselveswhenusingthewebsite.

D.Theycareverylittleabouttheirpersonalinformation.

3.WhydoesFacebookmakechangestoitsrulesaccordingtoElliotSchrage?

A.Toprovidebetterservicetoitsusers.B.ToobeytheFederalguidelines.

C.Toimproveitsusers’connectionD.Toexpanditsbusiness.

4.WhydoestheauthorplantocancelhisFacebookaccount?

A.Heisdissatisfiedwithitspresentservice.B.Hefindsmanyofitsusersuntrustworthy.

C.Hedoesn’twanthispersonaldatabadlyused.D.Heisupsetbyitsfrequentrulechanges.

3、Oneofthemostexpensivepartsofflyingisthecostofgas,nottomentiontheenvironmentaleffectitbrings.AnIsraelistartupcalledEviationAircrafthopestosolvetheproblems.Theydisplayedtheworld’sfirstall-electricpassengerairplanethisweekattheParisAirShow.

Thelightweightplane—playfullycalledAlice—willbeabletoflyabout600milesbetweencharges.Soitwillfocusontransportationbetweencities.Itseatsninepassengersandtwocrewmembers.Atypicalflightshouldcostacustomerabout$200.

“Thefactthatwe’rebuildinganelectricplanefromscratchinsteadofjustrefittinganexistingplanewithabatterymeansthatwecandesignouraircrafttobemoreeffectiveandefficientthanpresentplanes,”saidEviationco-founderOmerBarYohay.Hepredictsthatperseat,permile,thecostwouldbeequaltothatofataxiortrain.

Thedemandforelectricallypoweredaircraftisprojectedtoreachhundredsofplanesperyearwithinthenextdecade.Thechangefromgastoelectricinpowerisexpectedtosavemillionsofdollarsinfuelcosts,nottomentiontheenvironmentalbenefitsincludingsignificantreductionofairpollutionandnoiselevels.

Whenitcomestothenewpossibilities,YosefAbramowitz,anenergyindustryexpert,said,“Inmodernlife,itisimportanttofightclimatechangeandnowwehaveapathtodosoinflying.”Abramowitz,atirelessadvocateforsolarpower,added,“Thebatterieswillhopefullybechargedwithsolarenergytoo.”

Tohelpfurthersavefuelcosts,thedesignershavealsoinventeda“taxibot”thatdragsplanesfromthepassengergatetotherunway,sotheplanesneedn’truntheirengines.

AfterappearingattheParisAirShow,theAlicewilltraveltotheU.S.forfurthertests.Itisexpectedthatthefirstcommercialflightswilltakeoffin2022.

“Ithinkforthefirsttimeinavery,verylongtime,wecanlookatflightagainandtalkaboutthenextrevolution,”BarYohaysaid.

1.Whatistheadvantageofthenewplane?

A.Itcansavemorecosts.B.Itispoweredbysolarenergy.

C.Itismuchfasterandcheaper.D.Itcanbechargedduringtheflight.

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“fromscratch”inparagraph3probablymean?

A.Withouthelp.B.Fromadistance.

C.Insecret.D.Fromtheverybeginning.

3.HowdidAbramowitzsoundwhentalkingabouttheelectricplane?

A.Doubtful.B.Modest.C.Stressed.D.Excited.

4.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.All-electricPlanesWillTakeOvertheSkyOneDay

B.TheWorld’sFirstAll-electricPlaneProvedaSuccess

C.TheWorld’sFirstAll-electricPlaneMakesItsAppearance

D.IsraeliIsAdvancinginMakingtheFirstAll-electricPlane

4、Ourabilitytocollectdatagetsfaraheadofourabilitytofullyuseit,yetdatamayholdthekeytosolvingsomeofthebiggestglobalchallengesfacingustoday.

Take,forinstance,thefrequentoutbreaksofwaterbornediseasesasaconsequenceofwarornaturaldisasters.Themostrecentexamplecanbefoundinacountry,whereroughly10，000newsuspectedcasesofcholera（霍乱）arereportedeachweek—andhistoryisfilledwithsimilarstories.Whatifwecouldbetterunderstandtheenvironmentalfactorsthatcontributedtothedisease,predictwhichcommunitiesareathigherrisk,andputinplaceprotectivemeasurestostopthespread?

Answerstothisquestionandotherslikeitcouldpotentiallyhelpuspreventacatastrophe.

Asabigdatascientist,Istudydatafromwide-ranging,publicsourcestoidentifypatterns,hopingtopredicttrendsthatcouldbeathreattoglobalsecurity.Variousdatastreamsareimportantbecausethegroundtruthdata（suchassurveys）isoftendelayed,limited,incorrector,sometimes,nonexistent.

Forexample，knowingtheincidence（发生率）ofmosquito-homediseaseincommunitieswouldhelpuspredicttheriskofmosquito-spreaddiseasesuchasdengue,theleadingcauseofillnessanddeathinthetropics.However,mosquitodataataglobal（andevennational）levelisnotaccessible.

Toaddressthisgap,we’reusingothersourcessuchassatellitepictures,climatedataandpopulationinformationtoforecasttheriskofdengue.Specifically,wehadsuccessinpredictingthespreadofdengueinBrazilattheregional,stateandcitylevelusingthesedatastreamsaswellasclinicalobservationdataandonlinesearchesthatusedtermsrelatedtothedisease.Whileourpredictionsaren’tperfect,theyshowpromise.

Similarly,toforecastthefluseason,wehavefoundthatonlinesearchescancomplement（补充）clinicaldata.Becausetherateofpe