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高考英语模拟试题

2020年高考模拟英语试题

A

AmsterdamisaspecialcityTherearemanyplacesyoushouldnormissduringyourvisit.Hereisourlistofthebest.

Amsterdamcanalring

Thecityoldcentreisformedfromcanalringswhichgiveyouthefeelingofspace,freedomandpeace.Walktroughthesecanalstreetsorbetter—takeatripbyrentingaboatyourself.Anotherwayt0exploretheVeniceofheNorthistotakearideorabicycle.Anywayyoudecidefor—enjoythiscity.

TheNationalMaritimeMuseum

TheMaritimeMuseumisanattractiveplacetovisit,especiallywithchildren.Withmanyattractionsinit,thiscolourfulandenjoyablemuseumwillhelpyouunderstandthehistoryoftheNetherlands—asmallnationwhichwasoneoftheworld’sgreatestseapowers.

AmsterdamBrownCafe

WhenyouenterAmsterdamoldcafescalledBrown,atfirstitwillseemtoomuchfromthepastandtoocrowded,buttheatmosphereisunique.Relaxandwatch—mostofpeoplearoundwillbelocals.Feellikeoneofthem—therealAmsterdammers.

CivicGuardsGallery

ThisgalleryisfiledwitholdpaintingsfromtheDutchGoldenAge.Theexhibitedcanvasmaybenotalwaysthemasterpiecesofart,butthesegroupportraitsofAmsterdamcitizensandtheirwivesareanexquisite（精致的）documentoftheDutchcivilizationandculturecenturiesago.

ToavoidwaitinglinesweadviseyoutobuyyourticketsinadvanceonlinethroughourAmsterdamattractionsandmuseumsticketswebpage.

21.Howmanywaysaretherefortouriststovisitthecityoldcentre?

A.5.

B.4.

C.3.

D.2.

22.Wherewouldyougotolearnmoreaboutlocallife?

A.AmsterdamBrownCafe.

B.Amsterdamcanalring.

C.CivicGuardsGallery.

D.TheNationalMaritimeMuseum.

23.Wheredoesthepassageprobablycomefrom?

A.Afiction.

B.Atextbook.

C.Atravelguide.

D.Asciencemagazine.

B

Quietlysitingtherereading,Ifoundmyselfsuddenlylisteningtothetrainguard’sannouncement.Traintravelerswillsurelyagreethatwhentheguardmakesanannouncements,whetherit’stherecordedmessageortheguard’smessage,fewpeopleslistentoit,becauseit’softenquitedullorhardtounderstand.Thisonewasdifferent.Inoticedthatotherpassengersappearedtobelistening,too.Notonlythat,everyonewassmiling!

Whywassomuchattentionbeingpaidtothismessage?

AsbestIcanrecall,theguardsaidsomethingalongtheselines,“GoodMorningLadies,GentlemenandChildren,thisisthe7:

35a.m.fromPenrithtoCentralandyou’llbepleasedtoknowthatwearerightontime.AndwhatalovelymorningitisinSydneytoday.Thesunisshining,birdsaresinging,andall’srightwiththeworld.Itrustyouhaveagreatdaywhereveryou’regoing.ThanksforcatchingmytrainthismorningandIhopetoseeyouagainsoon.”

Quiteafewpeople（obviouslypreviousstrangers）startedtalkingtooneanotherabouttheguard’sexcellentmessageandhowgoodithadmadeeveryonefeel.Istartedthinkingaboutthis,andthenIfoundtheyoungguardandsaid“Wereyoutheguardonthe7:

35a.m.fromPenrith?

”Theguardseemedabitstunnedatfirst,replying,“Yes,yyyyes.”“Well,Ireallyappreciateyourannouncement.Thankyouforyourextremelygoodmessage,whichgaveme

andtheotherpassengerssuchagoodstarttotheday.Pleasekeepdoingit.”Isaid.

Therearetwomessagesformeinwhathappenedthatday.Firstly,whenpeoplearehappyintheirworkitshowsinwhattheydoandsay.Secondly,thestoryattachesmuchimportancetothebenefitsthataccumulatefromthankingpeopleforsomethingthey’vedone,particularlywhenit’snotexpected.Canyouimaginetheconversationthatguardwouldhavewhenhegothome?

24.Whydofewtraintravelerslistentotheannouncements?

A.Theyusuallyfeelsleepy.

B.Themessagesareunattractive.

C.Theguard’svoiceisnotclear.

D.Theyareabsorbedinbooks.

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“stunned”inParagraph3mean?

A.Patient.

B.Cautious.

C.Excited.

D.Surprise.

26.Whatmighttheguardtalkaboutwithhisfamilywhenhegothome?

A.Thebeautifulweather,

B.Therecordedmessage.

C.ThetrainfromPenrith.

D.Theunexpectedappreciation.

27.Whichofhefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.ABoringTrainStory.

B.AnIntelligentGuard

C.ADifferentTrainAnnouncement.

D.ALovelyMorninginSydney.

C

It’s3o’clockandyou’vebeenhardatwork.Asyousitatyourdesk,astrongdesireforchocolateovercomesyou.Youtrytobusyyourselftomakeitgoaway.Butitdoesn’t.Hereisanothersituation.Perhapsyouarenotfeelingwell.Theonlythingyouwanttoeatisabigbowlofchickensoup,likeyourmomusedtomakewhenyouweresickasachild.Foodcravingsareastrongdesireforaspecifictypeoffood.Andtheyarenormal.

ScientistsatthewebsiteHowStuffWorks.comparehungerandcravingsthisway.Hungerisafairlysimpleconnectionbetweenthestomachandthebrain.Theyevencallitsimply“stomachhunger.”Whenourstomachsburnupallofthefoodwehaveeaten,ahormone（荷尔蒙）sendsamessagetoonepartofthebrainformorefood,whichregulatesourmostbasicbodyfunctionssuchasthirst,hungerandsleep.Thebrainthenproducesachemicaltostarttheappetiteandyoueat.Hungerisafunctionofsurvival.

Acravingismorecomplex.Itactivates（使活跃）brainareasrelatedtoemotion,memoryandreward.Thesearethesameareasofthebrainactivatedduringdrug-cravingstudies.So,somescientistscallfoodcraving“mindhunger.”Peopleoftencravefoodsthatarehighinfatandsugar.Foodsthatarehighinfatorhighinsugarproducechemicalsinthebrain.Thesechemicalsgiveusfeelingsofpleasure.

Ina2007study,researchersatCambridgeUniversityfoundthat“dietingorrestrictedeatinggenerallyincreasesthepossibilityoffoodcraving.”So,themoreyoudenyyourselfafoodthatyouwant,themoreyoumaycraveit.However,fastingisabitdifferent.Theyfoundthateatingnofoodatallforashortperiodoftimelessenedfoodcravings.

So,thenexttimeyoucravesomethingveryspecific,knowthatyourbrainmaybemoretoblamethanyourstomach.

28.Whatisthefunctionofthefirstparagraph?

A.Todeepentheunderstandingofhunger.

B.Toleadtothetopicofthewholepassage.

C.Toreportthediscoveryofcravingstudy.

D.Toremindreadersoftheirownspecialfood.

29.Whatdowelearnaboutfoodcraving?

A.Itmeansthestomachfunctionswell.

B.Itensuresapersonsurviveshunger.

C.Itshowsfoodislinkedtofeelings.

D.Itprovesthebraindecidesyourappetite.

30.What’sthelikelyresultofdieting?

A.Theincreaseoffooddesire.

B.Thedecreaseofchemicals.

C.Therefusaloffatandsugar.

D.Thedisappearanceofappetite.

31.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?

A.Thefindingsoffoodcraving.

B.Whathungerisallabout.

C.Thefunctionsofbrainareas.

D.Whatdietingmaybringus.

D

Imagineacatthatdoesnotneedsomeonetocleanupafteritkeepsanolderpersoncompanyandhelpthemremembertotaketheirmedicine.ThatistheshareddreamofthetoymakerHasbroandscientistsatBrownUniversityinProvidence,RhodeIsland.Theresearchersreceiveda$3-million-dollarawardfromtheNationalScienceFoundationforaspecialproject.Theywanttofindwaystoaddartificialintelligence,orA.I.,toHasbro’s“JoyforAll”roboticcat.

Thecathasalreadybeenforsalefortwoyears.Thoughpricedover1000dollars,itsoldquitewell.Itwasmeanttoactasa“companion”forolderpeople.Nowtheprojectisaimedatdevelopingadditionalabilitiesforthecat.ResearchersatBrown’sHumanity-CenteredRoboticsInitiativeareworkingtodecidewhichactivitiesolderadultsmayneedthemost.Theyhopetomakethecatperformasmallnumberofactivitiesverywell.Suchactivitiesinclude

findinglostobjectsandremindingthepersontotakemedicineorvisittheirdoctor.Theyalsowanttokeepthecostdowntojustafewhundreddollars.

ItisanideathathasappealedtoJeanneElliott.Her93-year-oldmotherMaryDerrliveswithherinSouthKingstown.Derrhasdementia（痴呆）.TheJoyforAllcatthatElliottboughtthisyearhasbecomeatruecompanionforDerr.ThecatstayswithDerrandkeepshercalmwhileEliotisatwork.Elliottsaidaroboticcatthathelpshermothertoremembertotakehermedicineandbecarefulwhenshewalkswouldbegreater.

Theresearchersaretryingtolearnhowtheimprovedcatswillcompletehelpfulactivitiesandhowtheywillcommunicate.Theysaythattheydonotwantatalkingcat,however.Insteadtheyaretryingtodesignacatthatcanmoveitsheadinaspecialwaytosuccessfullycommunicateitsmessage.Intheend,theyhopetocreateanexchangebetweenthehumanandthecatinwhichthehumanfeelsthecatneedsthem.Bydoingso,theresearchershopetheycanevenhelppreventfeelingsoflonelinessandsadnessamongelderlypeople.

32.What’sthepurposeoftheproject?

A.Torelievethepainoftheelderly.

B.Topromotethesalesofamedicine.

C.Tohelpmaketheroboticcatsmarter.

D.Toinventaroboticcatfortheelderly.

33.Comparedwiththeoldmodel,thenewroboticcatwillbe.

A.cheaper

B.smaller

C.moretalkative.

D.moreexpensive

34.WhatdoesParagraph3intendtotellus?

A.Themorefunctionsofthecat,thebetter.

B.Thecatgivesmuchhelptotheelderly.

C.Thereisnocurefordementiaatpresent.

D.MaryDerrwouldhavediedwithoutthecat.

35.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.Atalkingcatisquitepopularamongtheelderly.

B.Feelingsofsadnessamongtheelderlyareunavoidable.

C.Eachfamilycanaffordsuchacatinthefuture.

D.Thefeelingofbeingneededisvitaltotheelderly.

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