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河南省高考英语模拟试题含答案
2020年河南省高考英语模拟试题
(试卷满分150分,考试时间120分钟)
考生注意事项:
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第一部分听力(共15小题两节,满分30分)(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A、BC和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
Bookstoresareatraveller'sbestfriend:
theyprovideconvenientshelterinbadweather,andtheyoften
hostreadingsandotherculturalevents.Hereisalookatworld’ssixgreatestbookstores.
AdrianHarrington—since1971.Rarebooks;rarefirsteditions;leatherboundsetsandgeneral
antiquarian(古玩).Address:
64AKensingtonChurchStreetKensington,London,England,U.K.
AnotherCountry—Kreuzberg,Berlin,Germany.AnotherCountryisanEnglishLanguagesecond
handbookshopwhichismostlyusedasalibrary.Theyhaveabout20,000booksthatyoucanbuyor
borrow.Someregulareventsareheldattheshop,suchasreadings,culturalevents,socialeveningsandfilm
nights.
AtlantisBooks—Oía,Santorini,Greece.AtlantisBooksisanindependentbookshopontheislandof
Santorini,Greece,foundedin2004byagroupoffriendsfromCyprus,England,andtheUnitedStates.
Throughouttheyearithashostedliteraryfestivals,filmscreenings,bookreadings,andgoodoldfashioned
danceparties.
Bart’sBooks
—Ojai,California,U.S.A.“TheWorld’sGreatestOutdoorBookstore”,abookstorefoundedbyRichardBartinsdalein1964.Shelvesofbooksfacethestreet,andregularcustomersareasked
foranybookstheytakewheneverthestoreisclosed.
todropcoinsintothedoor’scoinboxtopay
10CorsoComo—Milan,Italy.Extensiveselectionofpublicationonart,architecture,design,graphics
andfashion,alongwithastrongemphasisonphotography.Itwasfoundedin1990inMilan,Italy,byCarla
TheBookworm—Abookshop,library,bar,restaurantandeventspace,nowwithfourdivisionsin
threecities—Beijing,SuzhouandChengdu.Theinterconnectingroomswithfloor-to-ceilingbookson
everywallarelightandairyinsummer,yetwarmandcomfortableinwinter.
21.Whichofthefollowingbookstoreshasthelongesthistory?
A.AdrianHarrington.
B.AtlantisBooks.
C.Bart’sBooks.
D.10ComoBookshop.
22.WhatcanyoudoinAtlantisBooks?
A.Attendafestival.
B.Learnphotography.
C.Enjoyrarebooks.
D.Buybooksanytime.
23.HowisTheBookwormdifferentfromtheotherbookstores?
A.Itisusedasalibrary.
B.Ithostsallsortsofactivities.
C.Itfocusesonphotography.
D.Ithasbranchesindifferentcities.
B
OnenightIreceivedaFacebookmessagefromLauraaformerclassmate.“HeySteve,”shesaid,knowyou’vealwaysbeenananimallover.I’vejusthadababyandIcan’tkeepmyminipig.
Beingfondofanimals,IknewIwantedthepig.Ijusthadtofigureouthowtomakeithappen.Ilived
inatwo-bedroomsingle-levelhouseinGeorgetwon,Ontario.It’stoughtobringapigbacktothehouseIsharewithtwodogs,twocats,andmylifelongpartner.
WhenIgothomewiththepig,IButIwasnotlettingthatpiggo.SoItoldLauraI’dtaketheanimal.
hidherinthebedroom,andbegantoprepareadinnerforAlisha—herfavouritebaconcheeseburgers.It’sbettertomakeherhappybeforeintroducingthenewmembertoher.
WhenIledhertothebedroomandshowedherthesurprise,Alishastoodinthedoorwaylikeastatue.
IttookherafewsecondstoknowwhatIhaddone.Shecomplainedaboutmyunreasonableaction.She
insistedtherewasnomoreroominthehouse.
IknewIwaswrong,butIhopedIcouldsmooththingsover.Soonenough,thelovelypigdidthe
smoothingforme.Neverhadwefeltsuchjoyasshebroughttous.Wegotheraname“EstherEsther’sarrivalchangedourlives.Afewweekslater,wedecidedtostopeatingbacon.Wefiguredit
wasourturntotrytochangetheworldforotheranimals.Afewmonthslater,wemovedtoafarmwhere
wecaredforabandonedanimals—sofar,sixrabbits,sixgoats,twosheep,onehorse,threecowsandthree
24.Whodoestheunderlinedphrase“mylifelongpartner”inParagraph2referto?
A.Laura.
B.Steve.
C.Alisha.
D.Esther.
25.WhydidtheauthorcookAlishaameal?
A.Topleasehertoacceptthepig.
B.Tomakeanapologytoher.
C.TocelebrateEsther’sarrival.
D.Toshowoffhiscookingskills.
26.WhatwasAlisha’sreactionthemomentshesawEsther?
A.Sheburstintotears.
B.Sheshowedinterestinher.
C.ShequarreledwithSteve.
D.Shewasfrozenforawhile.
27.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?
A.ASmallPigMakingaBigDifference
B.AnAbandonedPigFindingaWarmHome
C.ALittlePigBringingHappinesstoaFamily
D.ALovelyPigRemovingaCouple’sDisagreement
C
Whocanthinkoftheracebetweenthetortoiseandtherabbitwhenitcomestothegreatestraces?
Sure,
thatraceonlytookplaceinancientAesop’smind,butwhilethegreatmodernracescanteachusalotaboutcommitment,perseverance(毅力)andthevirtuesofhavingaratherlargeengine,“TheTortoiseandtheRabbit”maytelluseverythingaboutanimalsandevenvehiclesonthisplanet.
Inastudypublishedthisweek,AdrianBejan,aprofessorofmechanicalengineering,concludesthat
nooneshouldbesurprisedthatthetortoisewinsovertheseeminglyspeedierrabbit.Infact,afteranalyzing
thereportedspeedsofland-air-and-water-basedanimals,Bejanconcludesthattheworldswell-known
speedstersareactuallyamongtheslowestwhentheirmovementsareaveragedoutoverthecourseofa
lifetime.
aseswithmassThestudybuildsonBejan’spreviousresearchshowingthatananimalsspeedincre
regardlessofspecies.Andthatprinciplecanalsobeextendedtonon-livingthings,likeaircraft.
Afterstudyingdatafromhistoricalairplanemodels,Bajannotedthespeedofeachmodelincreased
ht.Whataboutthemodernjetfighter?
Howisthatrelativelysmall
withitssize,too.Thatdoesn’tsoundrig
craftnotfasterthanaclumsylargetransportplane?
Again,Bejanharksbacktothetortoise.Thattransportplanespendslotsoftimeintheair,moving
regularlyacrosslongdistances.Thefighterjet,ontheotherhand,mayflyacrosstheskyoccasionally,
but-liketherabbit-it’softenfoundrestingontheground.
Theslowandsteadytransportplanewinsthemarathonoflife.
thanalessoninperseverance.
Butlikesomanygoodstories,Aesop’staleoffersevenmore
Atonepoint,therabbitasksthetortoisehowheexpectstowinaraceatsuchaslowpace.
Thetortoise—everfocused—doesn’trespondButit’stherabbitsownwordsthatprovidethemomenttoreflecton,especiallyinmodemtimes.
“Thereisplentyoftimetorelax,”Untilthereisn’t.
28.Whyisthestory“TheTortoiseandtheRabbit”mentioned?
A.Towarmpeoplenottobeproud.
B.Tointroduceauniquephenomenon.
C.Tohelpputforwardtheauthor’sidea.
D.Toshowtheimportanceofperseverance.
29.WhathasBejanprovedinhisresearch?
A.Airplanesimproveinspeed.
B.Speedhasnothingtodowithsize.
C.Speedmattersmostintheanimalworld
D.Animals’speedandmassgohandinhand.
30.Whatlessondoestheauthorwanttoteachus?
A.Weshouldn’tlookdownonothers
B.Weshouldputourtimetogooduse.
C.Stayingfocusedduringracesisimportant.
D.Peopleshouldoftenreflectonthemselves.
31.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?
A.Lifeisjustlikearace.
B.Nearlyallracesarethesame
C.Quicknessisnotalladvantageinarace.
D.Theslowbutsteadyarealwayswinners.
D
Thelong,whiterobotweighsmorethan450kilograms.Likeotherrobots,itisequippedwithcameras
andmechanicalarmstoautomaticallyperformmanydifferentjobs.
AngusisamajorpartofoperationsatAlexander’sindoorrobotfarm.about40kilometerssouthofSanFrancisco.The743-squaremeterfarmusesahydroponicsystemthatgrowsplantswithoutsoil.The
plantsgrowinsideequipmentthatprovidesacontinuousflowofwater.Theindoorfarmuseselectricallight
insteadofsunlight.
Thiskindoffarmusesmuchlesswateranddoesnotrequirehumanlabortorun.Themainjobfor
Angusistomovethousandsofplantsaroundthefarm,fromsmallcontainerstolargeronesastheygrow.
Angusalsocarriesplantstoanotherrobotthatdoesnothaveanameyet.Angusmovesslowlytocomplete
itswork.Buttherobotisverystrongandcanliftabout300kilograms.
Fornow,thefarmuseshumanstocollectvegetablesandothercropswhentheyareready.But
Alexandersaysheisworkingonarobotthatwilleventuallytakeoverthatjobtoo.
AlexanderhelpedstartthecompanyIronOxafterleavingGoogle,whereheworkedonroboticsatthe
company’sGooglexproject.HeteamedupwithanotherformerGoogleemployee,JonBinney.Together
theyfoundedIronOx.
IronOx’swebsitesaysthehydroponicgrowingsystemuses90percentlesswater.Italsosaidthe
growingmethodisupto30timesmoreproductivethangrowingcropsonland.
Alexandersaidgrowingfoodroboticallythroughouttheyearinmajorcitieswillprovideamore
consistentandfreshproduct.MostofthevegetablessoldintheU.S.aregrowninCalifornia,Arizona,
Mexicoandothernations.ThatmeansthatmanypeopleinU.S.citiesareeatingvegetablesthatarenearlya
weekoldbythetimetheyarriveinstores.
Indoorfarmsoperateallyearandarenotgenerallyaffectedbybadweather.Thiswillpermitthe
companytoprovideasteadyflowofgoodswithoutmajorpricechanges.
32.HowdoesAngusworkinthefarm?
A.Itprovidesacontinuousflowofwaterfortheplants.
B.Itdirectsotherrobotstoworkinthefarm.
C.Itworksoncollectingvegetables.
D.Itisinchargeoftransferringplants.
33.WhatdoweknowaboutAlexander?
A.HeusedtoworkonroboticsatGoogle.
B.Hestartedacompanystudyingrobotic