届高考英语专题模拟演练 阅读理解2.docx

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届高考英语专题模拟演练阅读理解2

阅读理解

（2）

生活类

天津市55中2020;2020届高三下学期第二次模拟考试（英语）

A

DearCary,

I’mwritingbecauseI’veunderstoodyou’vestruggledwithalcoholism（酗酒）．I’vebeenfightingmineeversinceIwentthrough9-11．Afterthat，I’vebeenmoreorlessuselessprofessionally–I’malawyer–andhavehadtoresignfrommyjobbecauseIwasdiscoveredpassed-outdrunkinfrontofmycomputer.I’vetakensomemedicineandithashelpedsomewhat.Icanmanageaboutamonthwithoutdrinking，butafterthatIenduphavingacrazystagewherenothingmattersexceptdrinking．Afteraweekorsoofheavydrinking，Istarthavingnightmaresofpeoplejumping.Afterthat，it’saweekofnotbeingabletogetoutofbed.

Iwassupposedtotraveltoaconferencebutdidn’tmakeitbecauseIgotsodrunkatt

heairportthatIfelldownonmyfaceandspenttherestofthedayintheemergencyroom.Ihavebeenhidingfrommyfamilysincethen．Fortunatelytheywon’tbeexpectingmetocomebackforaweekorso.Otherwise,theywouldnoticethebumponmyforeheadandtwoblackeyes．

Idon’treallyknowwhatI’maskingyou．Cary,Ineedawayoutthatdoesn’tinvolvecausingpaintomyfamily．I’mtakingmedicine，butIstillhavetheseattackseveryfewmonths．Ifthere’salcoholinthehouse，Ican’tstayawayfromit．Itseemsthatthiswillneverend.I’mafraidofwhatwillhappenifsom

ethingbadhappens，likeafamilymemberdying,orgettingfiredagain．

Thanksforreading．

Yours

T

36．TheunderlinedsentenceshowsusallthefollowingEXCEPT____________．

A．thattheauthorisalawyerbyprofession

B．thattheauthorisalawyerandheseldomgetsdrunk

C．thereasonwhytheauthorhadtoresign

D．thattheauthorwasoncediscovereddrunkasafish

37．TheauthorwritestoCaryinorderto____________．

A．offeradviceB．tellastory

C．avoidnightmaresD．askforhelp

38．Whatistheauthorworriedabout?

A．LosinghisjobB．Missingtheconference

C．BringpaintohisfamilyD．Givingupdrinking

39．Whatdowelearnfromthepassage?

A．T’sfamilymembersdon’twanttoseehimbecauseofhisalcoholism．

B．GettingdrunkoncepreventedTfromattendingaconference．

C．Twillhavenightmareswhenhestopsdrinking．

D．Tneverattemptedtogiveuphisalcoholism．

40．WeknowfromthepassagethatCary____________．

A．likestotalkaboutthedetailsofhislife．B．isanexpertontreatingalcoholism

C．isprobablyarecoveredalcoholicD．neversufferedfromalcoholism

36~40BDCBC

故事类

天津市55中2020;2020届高三下学期第二次模拟考试（英语）

B

“CanIseemybaby?

”askedthehappynewmother.Thebundle（婴儿包）wasplacedinherarmsandwhenshemovedthefoldofclothtolookuponhistinyface,shegasped-thebabyhadbeenbornwithoutears.Time,however,provedthatthebaby’shearingwasperfectexcepthisappearance．

Onedaywhenherushedhomefromschoolandthrewhimselfintohismother’sarms，hecriedoutbitterly，“Aboy,abigboy…calledme－af—…freak．”Shesighed,knowingthathislifewastobeendlessofheartbreaks．

Hegrewup，handsomeforhismisfortune．Afavoritewithhisfellowstudents,hemighthavebeenclasspresident,butforthat．Hedevelopedagiftforliteratureandmusic．

Theboy’sfatherhadatalkwiththefamilydoctor．Couldnothingbedone?

“Ibelievewecouldgraft（移植）onapairofouterears，iftheycouldhedonated（捐献），”thedoctordecided．Sothesearchbeganforapersonwhowouldmakesuchasacrifice（牺牲）forayoungman．Twoyearswentby．Then,“You’regoingtothehospital，son．MotherandIhavesomeonewhowilldonatetheearsyouneed．Butit’sasecret．”saidthefather．

Theoperationwasabrilliantsuccess．Histalentsblossomedintogenius．Schoolandcollegebecameaseriesofsuccesses．Laterhemarriedandenteredthediplomatic（外交）service．“ButImustknow!

”heurgedhisfather．“Whogavesomuchforme?

Icouldneverdoenoughforhim．”

“Idonotbelieveyoucould,”saidthefather，“buttheagreementwasthatyouarenottoknow…notyet．”Theyearskeptthesecret,butthedaydidcome…oneofthedarkestdaysthateverpassedthroughason．Hestoodwithhisfatheroverhismother’scasket（棺材）．Slowlyandtenderly，thefatherstretchedforthahandandraisedthethick，reddish-brownhairtoletoutthesecret．

41．Thestoryismainlyabout____________．

A．hewaboyhadnewearsthroughanoperation

B．whatadevotedparentprivatelydidforthechild

C．howadisabledboyturnedintoausefulperson

D．whyadonatormadeasacrificetoabrightboy

42．Fromthefirstparagraphweknowthatthemother____________．

A．wasdeterminedtodonateherearstopedectherson

B．keptherhusbandunknownaboutthebaby’ssituation

C．feltshockedanddisappointedtoseehernewbaby

D．complainedofherbadlucktohaveadisabledchild

43．Theunderlinedword“freak”inParagraph3istheclosestinmeaningto“____________”．

A．slow—actingpersonB．ugly—lookingchild

C．badly—behavedstudentD．strangely—shapedcreature

44．Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A．Theagreementwasbetweenthedonatorandthefamily．

B．Theboywassopopularthathewasmadeclasspresident．

C．Finallytheboycametoknowwhothedonatorwas．

D．Themotherdonatedherearstohersonaftershedied．

45．Whatmorallessoncanwedrawfromthisreading?

A．Realloveliesinwhatisdoneunknownratherthanwhatisdoneknown．

B．Itisuptoparentstohelptheirchildrenheartandsoul．

C．Truebeautyliesonlyintheheartnotinappearance．

D．Itisavirtueforyounggenerationstolearntobegrateful．

41~45BCDCA

生活类

天津市55中2020;2020届高三下学期第二次模拟考试（英语）

C

Celebrityendorsements

Despitethefactthatcompaniesbelievecelebritieshadalotofpullwithregardtothebuyingtrendsofconsumers,researcheshavediscoveredthatthisdoesnotseemtobethecase．BritishandSwissresearchersconductedastudyshowingthatadvertisementsmadebycelebritieslikeDavidBeckhamandScarlettJohanssonarenotaseffectiveasthosebyordinarypeople．

Inasampleof298students,researcherspresentedamagazineadvertisementforadigitalcamerathatwasendorsedbyafictionalstudentclaimingthecamerawas“hot”andhis“preferredchoice”．Thesameadvertisementwasshowntootherstudents，butwithadifference：

Thecamerawasendor

sedbyafamouspersoninGermany．

Whilethestudentssaidthatbothadvertisementswerebeneficial,theonemadebythestudenttoppedthecelebrityoneifstudentsaimedtoimpressotherswiththeirpurchases.Morethanhalfofthestudents，whoadmittedpurchasingproductsthatwouldimpressothers，saidtheywereinfluencedbythestudent’sadvertisement．Only20％saidthecelebrityonewouldaffecttheirbuyingdecision．

ProfessorBrettMartin，oftheUniversityofBath’sSchoolofManagement，explainedthatthefindingscouldbeusednotonlyinGermany,butinothercountriesaswell．“Ourresearchquestionswhethercelebritiesarethebestwaystosellproducts，”saidProfMartin．“Celebritiescanbeeffectivebutwefoundthatmanypeopleweremoreconvincedbyanendorsementfromafictionalfellowstudents．ThisisbecausemanypeoplefeelaneedtokeepupwiththeJoneswhentheybuy．”

46．Somecompaniesthinkthecelebritiesendorsement____________．

A．ispopularwiththeconsumers

B．canpullalltheconsumersintotheshops

C．canaffecttheconsumers’purchasing

D．isaseffectiveasanendorsementfromcommonpeople

47．Whichofthefollowingadswouldbemoreeffectivetocom

monconsumers,accordingtotheexperiment?

A．Anadfeaturinglovelypandas．B．AnadmadebyDavidBeckham．

C．Anadmadebyfictionalcommonpeople．D．Anadwithbeautifulnaturalscenery．

48．Theunderlinedwords“theJones”inthelastparagraphreferto“____________”．

A．someonecalledJonesB．commonpeople

C．theJonesfamilyD．celebrities

49．Wecanimplyfromthepassagethat____________．

A．celebritiescheatconsumersinadvertisement

B．theresearchershereareagainstcelebrityendorsement

C．thestudent’sadsaremolereliablethanthosem

adebycelebrities

D．companyneedn’tspendsomuchmoneyoncelebrityendorsement

50．Wecanprobablyreadthearticlein____________．

A．alocalnewspaperB．asciencereport

C．anacademicjournalD．atextbook

46~50CCBDA

科技类

天津市55中2020;2020届高三下学期第二次模拟考试（英语）

D

Let’sdosomesleepmath．YoulosttwohoursofsleepeverynightlastweekbecauseofabigprojectdueonFriday．OnSaturdayandSunday，yousleptin，gettingfourextrahours．OnMondaymorning,youwerefeelingsobright-eyedthatyouonlyhadonecupofcoffee,insteadofyourusualtwo．Butdon’tbecheatedbyyourenergy．You’restillcarryingaroundaheavyloadofsleepiness,orwhatexpertscall“sleepdebt”——inthiscasesomethinglikesixhours，almostafullnights’sleep．

Sleepdebtisthedifferencebetweentheamountofsleepyoushouldbegettingandtheamountyouactuallyget．It’sadeficit（缺乏）thatgrowseverytimeweskimsomeextraminutesoffournightlysleep．“Peopleaccumulatesleepdebtgraduallywithoutbeingnoticed，”saysWilliamC．Dement，founderoftheStanfordUniversitySleepClinic．Studiesshowthatsuchshort—termsleepdeprivationleadstoafoggybrain，worsenedvision，andtroubleremembering.Long-termeffectsincludeobesity，insulin（胰岛素）resistance,andheartdisease.AsurveybytheNationalSleepFoundationreportsthatwe’relosingonehourofsleepeachnight一一morethantwofullweeksofsleepeveryyear.

Thegoodnewsisthat，likealldebt,withsomework，sleepdebtcanberepaid.Addinganextrahourortwoofsleepanightisthewaytocatchup．Forthelong—termlackofsleep，takeiteasyforafewmonthstogetbackintoanaturalsleeppattern．

Gotobedwhenyouaretired，andallowyourbodytowakeyouinthemorning（noalarmclockallowed）．Youmayfindyourselfcatatonic（有紧张症的）inthebeginningoftherecoverycycle：

expecttohave