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1、广东省汕头市潮南区高考考前冲刺英语试题含答案精doc潮南区2020年 高考考前英语科冲刺题第I卷第一部分 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AJohn Adams (1735-1826)The Massachusetts-born, Harvard-educated Adams began his career as a lawyer. Then he became a critic of Great Britains authority in America

2、 and was a leader of the American Revolution later. From 1789 to 1797, Adams was Americas first vice president. He was elected in the Presidential election of 1796 and served a single four-year term as the second U.S. president from 1797 to 1801. Andrew Jacson (1767-1845)Born in poverty, Andrew Jacs

3、on had become a wealthy Tennessee lawyer and rising young politician by 1812, when war broe out between the United States and Britain. His leadership in that conflict earned Jacson national fame as a military hero, and he would become Americas most influential political figure during the 1820s and 1

4、830s. Andrew Jacson became the nations seventh president (1829-1837).John Quincy Adams (17671848)John Quincy Adams began his career as the U.S. minister to the Netherlands in 1794. After that, the younger Adams rejoined diplomatic service under President James Madison. As secretary of state under Ja

5、mes Monroe, Adams played a ey role in determining the presidents foreign policy. He went on to win the presidency in an election in 1824, and served only one term. Abraham Lincoln (18091865)Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his shocing death in 1865. He was

6、born in a cottage and grew up on the American frontier, educated himself by reading borrowed boos, and wored splitting fence rails and clering in a general store, and then as a country lawyer, long before he became president.21. Where did John Adams finish his university education?A. Harvard. B. Ofo

7、rd.C. Cambridge University. D. University of St Andrews.22. What made Andrew Jacson a military hero?A. His leadership in the war. B. His wealth from his family.C. His good career. D. His poor financial conditions.23. Who could affect the presidents foreign policy?A. John Adams. B. John Quincy Adams.

8、C. Andrew Jacson. D. Abraham Lincoln.24. What do the persons mentioned in the tet have in common?A. They are highly educated. B. They are lawyers.C. They are politicians. D. They are peace-lovers.BDear Mr. Jones,I epect you may be slightly surprised to receive a letter from someone living as near as

9、 your net-door neighbor; but I have to raise a subject that it will be easier for me to discuss in writing.You may have noticed that I have a line of apple trees running alongside the fence that separates our two gardens. You may also have taen pleasure in the frequent sight of your two children sit

10、ting on your lawn directly by the fence. And you may also have noticed that my apple trees, so to spea, bend over the fence and seem to loo down at your children with interest.It is only natural that your children should sometimes seem to return that interest. And it is not only natural, but, I acno

11、wledge, quite legal, for them occasionally to show that interest by picing all the apples that hang over on your side of the fence.But to be plain with you, Mr. Jones, I am tired of seeing your children, day after day, tear the branches off the side of every one of my apple trees, and leave my trees

12、 looing as though a battle had been fought on one side of them. I am, if anything, even more tired of waing up these fine autumn mornings, to find even the apples on my side of the fence much less in number. I now this is the wor of your children, since last night I was woen at midnight by the noise

13、 they were maing climbing one of my trees, and (as they may have told you) chased them home.While I am on the subject, I am at least grateful to you for eeping your bonfires on the far side of your garden this year. Last year neither I nor your children had any apples, because the smoe from your bon

14、fire destroyed all the flowers before the apples had time to form. I hope that net yearfor the first time since I came to this villageI shall have my apples, and your children will have theirs and that the sight of the line of apple trees will be a pride to us both.Otherwise, I shall not epress my d

15、ispleasure simply in writing to you, but shall have to refer the matter to those capable of taing stronger action.Yours sincerely, J. Smith.25. What does the writer mainly complain about in his letter?A. Mr.Jones children bending over the fence. B. Mr.Jones children climbing the apple trees.C. Mr.Jo

16、nes children tearing off the branches of the trees. D. Mr.Jones children picing too many of his apples.26. How is Mr.Jones liely to feel after reading the letter？A. ashamed B. grateful C. contented D. frightened27. Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?A. Mr.Jones children must be rat

17、her ill-mannered.B. Mr.Jones must be terribly strict with his children as well as with neighbours.C. Mr.Smith is liely to have come to this town for no more than two years.D. The writer considers writing a letter is a better way to tal about the matter with Mr.Jones.28. What is the tone of the write

18、r at the end of the letter?A. Humorous. B. Sympathetic. C. Aggressive. D. Determined.CDo you have a business brain? Are you always looing for the net big idea? Maybe, lie me, you might feel setting up a new company is something you might do when youre older, when you have more eperience. But thats n

19、ot always the case. While some of us may feel young adulthood is a time of uncertainly finding our place in the world, sleeping late and partying hard, others are already on a path to great business success. Tae the founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates, who started his company as a young university stud

20、ent at Harvard in the US. There are many other eamples of young entrepreneurs (企业家) who have become hugely successful, proving that theres no minimum age to becoming top dog.But to be the net business eecutive requires effort. You need to acquire a een mind and good business intelligence and above a

21、ll, you need enthusiasm. Starting a new business comes with an element of ris but if you are able to spot the net big idea, its probably worth giving it a try. Jessica Rose owns a jewelry maing business and admits that “when I first started I had no business training but when I woe up one day, I tho

22、ught Id really love to be a jewelry designer.” She went on to be a successful young entrepreneur.Being young and in business does have its drawbacs; you may worry you have nothing to bring to the table and that the people who wor for you tend to be older and wiser. Thats what young British entrepren

23、eur Suleman Sacranie found. He started his third business while studying chemistry at university. He says “now Ive got two additional directors who have grey hair” but when they first started he says he could tell they were thining in the bac of their heads, “Ive got a id sitting in front of me.”You

24、 may thin setting up a new start-up is easier said than done. As well as ideas, you need financial bacing and epert guidance. But if youre studying hard at university and dont have the desire to go into business and mae your fortune, eep on studying an education is priceless!29. At the very beginnin

25、g, whats the authors attitude to the necessity of being aged and eperienced in setting up a new company?A. Supportive. B. Negative. C. Impersonal. D. Critical.30. The author taes Jessica Rose for eample in order to show that _. A. doing business needs great effort B. enthusiasm is more important tha

26、n a een mind C. business training is not necessary D. it is easy to set up a new business31. What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs?A. Older directors shouldnt be employed if you are young.B. Age plays an important role in setting up new business.C. If you dont intend to set up business,

27、just focus on your study.D. Education is more valuable than setting up a business.DAniety has now surpassed depression as the most common mental health disease among college students, though depression, too, is on the rise. More than half of students visiting campus clinics cite aniety as a health c

28、oncern, according to a recent study of more than 100,000 students nationwide by the Center for Collegiate Mental Health at Penn State. The causes range widely, eperts say, from mounting academic pressure at earlier ages to overprotective parents to engagement with social media. Aniety has always pla

29、yed a role in the development of a students life, but now more students eperience aniety so acute that they are seeing professional help. Aniety has become characteristic of the current generation of college students, said Dan Jones, the director of Counseling and Psychological Services at Appalachi

30、an State University in Boone, N. C. Because of increasingly pressures during high school, he and other eperts say, students arrive at college preloaded with stress. Accustomed to etreme parental oversight, many seem unable to govern themselves. And with parents so accessible, students have had less

31、incentive to develop life sills. “They cant tolerate discomfort or having to struggle,” Dr Jones said.More often, aniety is mild and temporary, the indication of a student under the control of a normal developmental issue-learning time management, for eample, or how to handle rejection from a sorori

32、ty(女生联谊会). Mild aniety is often treatable with early, modest interventions. But to care for rising numbers of severely troubled students, many counseling centers have moved to triage protocols (分诊措施). That means that students with less urgent needs may wait several wees for first appointments.32.What results in aniety mentioned according to the passage? A. Overprotection from parents and teachers. B. The social media pressure. C. The development of students life. D.