届高考英语模拟特效卷 第六卷.docx

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届高考英语模拟特效卷第六卷

2020届高考英语模拟特效卷第六卷

1、   Flightsoftenmeanriskysecurity,longlayoversandunexpecteddelays,whichcansometimesmakeforunpleasanttravelexperiences.Still,yourairportjourneydoesn’talwayshavetobeterrible.Herearesomecoolairportsthatwillmakeyouforgetaboutallyourbaggageoftravel.

   HamadInternationalAirport,Qatar

   This$16-billionairportisfamousforitsluxury.Itfeaturesa25-meter-longswimmingpool.Theairportisalsoequippedwithquietrooms,idealforpassengersseekingapre-flightsnooze.Thereisagiantdinosaurrobotanda23-foot-tallsculptureofayellowteddybearcreatedbyUrsFischer.

   ChangiAirport,Singapore

   Ifyoudon'tgetenoughshoppingdoneduringyourtrip,thenChangiAirportwillbetheperfectplaceforyou.Thereareover300retailstoresavailableandtwomovietheaters—freeofcharge—foryoutotakeadvantageof.There’salsoafascinatingbutterflygarden.Here,youcanfindarainforest-themedgardenwithabout1,000butterfliessurroundedbyfloweringplantsandasix-metergrottowaterfall.

   HongKongInternationalAirport,HongKong,China

   Haveyoueverwonderedwhatit'sliketoflyaplane?

Ifyouhave,thenheadtotheAviationDiscoveryCenterandhoptheplanecabinsimulator.Thisrideallowspassengerstoseewhatit'sliketoactuallyflyaplane.Itwillbeprettycoolifyou’reabouttoboardarealflightinacoupleofhours.ThisairportisalsohometoanIMAXtheaterandanindoor,multimediagolfcourse.

   HelsinkiAirport,Finland

   Ifyouhaveanappreciationofart,thenyou’llloveyourlayoverinHelsinki,It’stheMoMaofairports,completewitha24-hourartgalleryandanaviationmuseum.Therearepaintingsandartinstallationsalloverthebuilding.Passengerscanalsorelaxbetweenflightsinasleepingpod,anergonomicseatcompletewithapull-upcovertokeepoutlightandnoise,storageforyourcarry-onundertheseat,andapoweroutletforyourphoneorlaptop.

1.AtChangiAirport,Singapore,passengershaveachanceto ________.

A.watchamoviewithbutterfliesaroundthem

B.makepurchasesfreeofchargeintheretailstores

C.enjoythebeautyofawaterfall

D.takephotoswithayellowteddybear

2.Ifyouwouldliketoflyaplane,whichofthefollowingairportsdoyoulikemost?

A.HamadInternationalAirport,Qatar.

B.ChangiAirport,Singapore.

C.HongKongInternationalAirport,HongKong,China.

D.HelsinkiAirport,Finland.

3.Accordingtothepassage,what'sthesimilaritybetweenHamadInternationalAirportandHelsinkiAirport?

A.Theirquietspaceforrest.B.Theirluxuriousdecorationstyles.

C.Theirrichartisticatmosphere.D.Theirhigh-techequipment.

2、Initsearlyhistory,Chicagohadfloodsfrequently,especiallyinthespring,makingthestreetssomuddythatpeople,horses,andcartsgotstuck.Anoldjokethatwaspopularatthetimewentsomethinglikethis:

AmanisstuckuptohiswaistinamuddyChicagostreet.Askedifheneedshelp,hereplies,“No,thanks.I’vegotagoodhorseunderme.”

   Thecityplannersdecidedtobuildanundergrounddrainage（排水）system,buttheresimplywasn’tenoughdifferencebetweentheheightofthegroundlevelandthewaterlevel.TheonlytwooptionsweretolowertheChicagoRiverorraisethecity.

   AnengineernamedEllisChesbroughconvincedthecitythatithadnochoicebuttobuildthepipesabovegroundandthencoverthemwithdirt.Thisraisedthelevelofthecity’sstreetsbyasmuchas12feet.

   Thisofcoursecreatedanewproblem:

dirtpracticallyburiedthefirstfloorsofeverybuildinginChicago.Buildingownerswerefacedwithachoice:

eitherchangethefirstfloorsoftheirbuildingsintobasements,andthesecondstoriesintomainfloors,orhoisttheentirebuildingstomeetthenewstreetlevel.Smallwood-framebuildingscouldbeliftedfairlyeasily.Butwhataboutlarge,heavystructuresliketheTremontHotel,whichwasasix-storybrickbuilding?

   That’swhereGeorgePullmancamein.Hehaddevelopedsomehouse-movingskillssuccessfully.ToliftabigstructurelikeTremontHotel,Pullmanwouldplacethousandsofjackscrews（螺旋千斤顶）beneaththebuilding’sfoundation.Onemanwasassignedtooperateeachsectionofroughly10jackscrews.AtPullman’ssignaleachmanturnedhisjackscrewthesameamountatthesametime,therebyraisingthebuildingslowlyandevenly.Astonishingly,theTremontHotelstayedopenduringtheentireoperation,andmanyofitsguestsdidn’tevennoticeanythingwashappening.

   Somepeopleliketosaythateveryproblemhasasolution.ButinChicago’searlyhistory,everyengineeringsolutionseemedtocreateanewproblem.NowthatChicago’swastewaterwasdrainingefficientlyintotheChicagoRiver,thecity’snextstepwastocleanthepollutedriver.

1.Theauthormentionsthejoketoshow_________.

A.horseswerefairlyusefulinChicago

B.Chicago’streetswereextremelymuddy

C.Chicagowasverydangerousinthespring

D.theChicagopeoplewereparticularlyhumorous

2.ThecityplannerswereconvincedbyElllisChesbroughto__________.

A.getridofthestreetdirt

B.lowertheChicagoRiver

C.fightagainstheavyfloods

D.buildthepipesaboveground

3.Theunderlinedword“hoist”inParagraph4means___________.

A.change

B.lift

C.repair

D.decorate

4.WhatcanweconcludeaboutthemovingoperationoftheTremontHotel?

A.Itwentonsmoothlyasintended.

B.Itinterruptedthebusinessofthehotel.

C.ItinvolvedPullmanturningtenjackscrews.

D.Itseparatedthebuildingfromitsfoundation.

5.ThepassageismainlyabouttheearlyChicago’s_________.

A.popularlifestylesandtheirinfluences

B.environmentaldisastersandtheircauses

C.engineeringproblemsandtheirsolutions

D.successfulbusinessmenandtheirachievements

3、   ThepopularTVprogramReadershaspromptedmorepeopleinChinatopracticereadingaloudinbooths（亭）setupinbigcitiesacrossthecountry.

   AsthelatestTVshowtohelppeople’sloveforliteraturerecover,CCTVprogramReadersinvitespeoplefromallwalksoflifetoreadaloudtheirfavoritepoems,essaysandbooks,orevenpersonalletterstheywrotetotheirlovedones.Justastheweeklyshowhasbeenwell-received,itsreadingbooths,equippedwithprofessionalrecordingdevicesandcameras,havebecomeinstanthits.

   Acrowdofmorethan200peoplewerepicturedliningupoutsidetheShanghaiLibraryat11amonMarch4--thefirstdayofthebooth’sopeningtothepublicinShanghai.Thedeadlineforregistrationswasbroughtforwardto2pminsteadofthescheduled5:

30pm,asthenumberofwaitingreaderscontinuedtogrow.Somewaitedmorethanninehoursforatry-outinthebooth,accordingtolibrarymanagement.

   “Thereisanoldphotointhelate1970scapturingpeopleliningupoutsidetheShanghaiLibrarybeforeitopens.IfthatwasaspringofreadinginShanghai,nowIthinkanotherspringhasarrivedagain,”librarymanagerZhouDeming,toldtheShanghai-basedThePaper.

   Thereadingboothistheonlyoneofitskindinthecityofeconomiccenteratthemoment,butmoreareexpectedtobeputintouseinthecomingmonths,accordingtothelibrary’swebsite.

   The programhasalsoledtoboothsinothercitiesincludingBeijing,Hangzhou,GuangzhouandXi’antoappealtomorepeopletoreadandsharetheirlifestories.

   Withtherecentboomofculture-themedTVshowssuchasReadersandChinesePoetryCompetition,someareoptimisticthatthiswillhelpthecountryloveliteratureandreadingagainingeneral.

1.WhatistheaimoftheCCTVprogramReaders?

A.Toteachpeoplehowtoread.

B.Toattractpeople'sattentiontoCCTV.

C.Toinvitepeopletoreadaloudinthebooth.

D.Toarousepeople'senthusiasmforliteratureandreading.

2.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph3?

A.Somepeoplewaitedforalongtimetoreadinthebooth.

B.March4wasthefirstdayoftheopeningofShanghaiLibrary.

C.OnMarch4,200peoplereadinthebooth.

D.Thetimeforregistrationswaslengthenedforthreeandahalfhours.

3.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?

A.Manypeoplelineuptoreadaloudinreadingbooths.

B.Morereadingboothswillbesetupinthefuture.

C.ReadershasbecomepopularalloverChina.

D.Readershasinspiredmorepeopletoreadaloudinreadingbooths.

4、   Acrew（全体船员）ofsixteenagegirlscompletedanine-daysailingtripintheUSrecently,afterbravingseasicknessandstrongwinds.

   Forthepastthreeyears,theSeaCadetteenagerswhosetsailwereallmale.RogerNoakes,whocaptained（担任队长）theboat,saidthiswasthefirsttimehe'dtakenoutanall-femalecrew.

   Thegirlsaskedforanall-girlstripinAugustthisyear.Thecrewsetsailalongwiththreeadults,NoakesandtwoSeaCadetrepresentatives.Theoriginalplanwasforthegirlslosail24hoursadayinrotatingshifts（轮流换班）alongthecoastandthenreturn.Thingsturnedoutdifferently,however."Thefirstnightwasdifficultbecausethewindwasreallyhard.Thewavesweregoingupanddown,"saidAbbyFairchild,16."Everybodygotseasick."Noakesgavethegirlsthechoiceofjustsailinginthebayandnotgoingintoopenwater."Buttheydecidedtheyweregoing."

   Theteenagersthensailedalongwayovernightandsleptinshifts."We'relearnedeverythingfromcontrollingtheboattoputtingupthesailswhilewehaveroughseas,"said15-year-oldOliviaWilcox.

   TheteenagersstoppedonlandinMassachusetts.Theydidn'tmakeittotheiroriginaldestination（目的地）inMaine,wheretheyweresupposedtohaveacelebratorydinnertduetotheweatherandwinds.Theysaidtheyweren'tdisappointed,however,asthey'dlearnedalot."Theylearnedaboutboating,andaboveall,theybuiltconfidenceandcharacter,"sai