高考英语冲刺模拟卷五含答案.docx

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高考英语冲刺模拟卷五含答案

2019高考冲刺模拟卷（五）

（时间:

120分钟　满分:

150分）

第Ⅰ卷

第一部分　听力（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,从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中,选出最佳选项。

（　A　）

Wedon’talwaysgetasecondchancetoachieveourdreams.Butsomepeoplearelucky,likeMatthewMcConaughey.Oncealmostunknown,theactorhasrecentlyfoundhimselfbackonthelistofthebestactorsinHollywood.HisnewmovieInterstellarisjustanothersignthathiscareerreinventionhasbeenanincrediblesuccess.“ThefilmreliesonMcConaughey’sperformancetoholdtogethertheemotionalstoryofafatherandhisdaughteragainstthebackgroundofspacetravelandtheendoftheworld,”Forbescommented.

Butonlyyearsago,theTexasnativewasoftenthebuttofjokes（笑柄）aboutbeingtoohandsome.In1993,aftermeetingwithdirectorRichardLinklater,McConaugheystarredinDazedandConfused.AndaHollywoodcareerwasborn,mostlyinromanticcomedies.Foralongtime,thewholeworldbelievedMcConaugheywasjustahandsomeguywithcomictalent.

ButMcConaugheystoppedstarringinthattypeofmovie,andbegantousehislooksdifferently.Slowlyhebuiltuphisreputationasaseriousactor.In2019,McConaugheywasofferedtoplayanAIDSactivistinDallasBuyersClub.Therolesawthenormallymuscularactorlosing50poundsinordertoappearsick.HisperformancewonhimanOscarforBestActor.

TheactorgavethankstosomeonehehasalwayslookeduptoasaheroduringhisOscaracceptancespeech.Whenhewas15,theactorsaid,hedecidedthathisherowouldbehimselfin10years.But10yearslater,hepushedthedeadlineaheadanotherdecade.Then10yearslater,anotherdecade.“Myhero’salways10yearsaway,”hesaid.“I’mnevergoingtoattainthat.Thatkeepsmewithsomebodytokeeponchasing.”Orperhapsconstantlychasingthechancetobehisownherohasgivenhimasecondchancetofollowhisdreams.

21.WhywasMcConaugheyoftenthebuttofjokesinhisearlycareer?

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A.Hewaslimitedtohandsomeroles.B.Hewasunknowntotheaudience.

C.Heplayedinromanticcomedies.D.Hewashandsomeandemotional.

22.WhatrolewonMcConaugheyanOscarforBestActor?

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A.Acaringfather.B.AnAIDSactivist.C.Aseriousbuyer.D.Astronghero.

23.WhatcanwelearnaboutMcConaughey?

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A.HewasborninHollywood.

B.Hehasbecomeaheroofhisown.

C.Hewasn’tfamousuntilrecently.

D.Heisn’tcontentwithhisachievements.

24.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitle?

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A.McConaughey,aRomanticComedian

B.McConaughey,aManMakingaHit

C.McConaughey,aManDaringtochange

D.McConaughey,HandsomeandTalented

（　B　）

DearAmanda,

AstheDeanofYaleCollege,IamwritingtocongratulateyouonyouracademicsuccessandtointroduceyoutoYale’sdiverseopportunities....Asyouconsideryourcollegeoptions,IhopethatYaleremainsamongyourtopchoices.

Thisispartofane-mailIreceivedthisfall.IadmititmademefeelprettyspecialtohaveYale,oneofthebestuniversitiesintheworld,approachme,afairlyaveragehighschoolseniorfromNewJersey.

Butwhyme?

Mygradesarenothingtobragabout.Ididn’tqualifyfortheNationalMeritScholarshipCompetition.Ihaven’tledateamsportorconductedscientificresearch.

Later,Ilearnedthateachyear,Yalesendsmailingstoroughly80,000potentialstudentsforitsfreshmanclassof1,300.Fortheclassof2019,Yalerejected93.7percentofitsapplicants.And,accordingtotheCollegeBoard,95percentofYale’senrolled（注册入学）studentswereinthetop10percentoftheirhighschoolclasses.

CollegeswantatoprankingbyU.S.News&WorldReport.Onewaytogetit?

Lowacceptancerates,whichcomefromattractinglotsandlotsofapplicants—andthenrejectingalmostallofthem.

Soschoolsmailfancybrochuresandsendsinceree-mailstomanymorestudentsthanthey’llaccept.

Topschoolsdefendtheirmarketing,arguingthatthey’rereachingstudentswhootherwisemightnotapply—becausetheydon’tthinktheycouldgetin,ordon’trealizethatmosttopschoolsofferlotsofneed-basedfinancialaid.AsWilliamFitzsimmons,deanofHarvardadmissions,said:

“TherearesomanystudentsoutthereintheworldwhomightnotautomaticallythinkaboutHarvardasaplacetogo.Thechancesofreachingthetopofanythingarenotgood,butisthatareasonnottotry?

”

ButmostofthestudentsFitzsimmonsistalkingaboutdon’tconsiderHarvardbecausethey’renotacademicallyqualified.Kidslikemedon’tneedfalsehope.Approachingstudentswithaslimchanceofgettinginjustcreatesmoreconfusionanddisappointment.

SoYale（andBrownandColumbia）,stopsellingmeonimpossibledreams.

25.WhydidYalesendtheauthorane-mail?

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A.Toshowit’satopcollege.

B.Topersuadehertoapplytoit.

C.Tointroduceitsdiversecourses.

D.Tosenditscongratulationstoher.

26.Theunderlinedpart“bragabout”inParagraph3probablymeans　　　. 

A.worryaboutB.thinkabout

C.beprou