高考英语考前冲刺卷两份解析版.docx

1、高考英语考前冲刺卷两份解析版2020年高考英语考前冲刺卷两份考前冲刺卷(一)第一部分阅读(共两节，满分50分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AVehicles often come into conflict with other vehicles and pedestrians when their intended courses of travel intersect(交叉)，and end up being in each others way.The general principle that e

2、stablishes who has the right to go first is called “right of way”，or “priority”It determines who has the right to use the conflicting part of the road and who has to wait.Signs，signals，markings and other features are often used to make priority clear.A driver must yield (让) the right of way to other

3、 drivers：When approaching a YIELD sign.Slow down or stop to avoid a crash.Even after the light turns green when there are vehicles in the intersection.When approaching emergency vehicles using sounding or flashing sirens(警报器)After coming to a complete stop at an intersection where there is a stop si

4、gn or a flashing red signal.If there is no stop line，stop before the crosswalk.When making a left turn on a red light after a stop from a oneway street to another oneway street with traffic moving to the left.(See Figure A)When two vehicles on different roadways arrive at a fourway stop intersection

5、 at the same time，the vehicle should yield to the vehicle on its right.(See Figure B)When coming out of an alley，building，private road or driveway after coming to a complete stop.(See Figure C)When crossing traffic at the end of a “T” road with no traffic control signs or signals.(See Figure D)1What

6、s the purpose of the text?ATo explain the law of right of way.BTo illustrate traffic signs and signals.CTo inform drivers of general traffic rules.DTo introduce traffic rules to pedestrians.答案A解析主旨大意题。文章主要描述了道路行车规则，故可推理文章的目的在于解释路权法。故选A。2Which is the right behavior according to the text?ADrive on onc

7、e the light turns green.BKeep driving if there is no stop line.CYield to emergency vehicles at any time.DSlow down when approaching a YIELD sign.答案D解析细节理解题。根据A driver must yield(让) the right of way to other drivers部分第一点“When approaching a YIELD sign.Slow down or stop to avoid a crash.”可知当靠近让路标志时，要减速

8、或停车以避免相撞。故选D。3Which of the following descriptions is TRUE according to the figures?AFigure A：B should yield to A.BFigure B：A should yield to B.CFigure C：A should yield to B.DFigure D：A should yield to B.答案B解析细节理解题。倒数第三点“When two vehicles on different roadways arrive at a fourway stop intersection at

9、 the same time，the vehicle should yield to the vehicle on its right.”(当两辆行驶在不同道路上的车辆同时到达四路交叉口时，车辆应向其右侧车辆让路。)故B图像中A车辆应当给B车辆让行。故选B。BFor some years，my mother worked for a charity as President and Secretary.Selling raffle tickets(兑奖券) was her main means of bringing in the charitys muchneeded funds.We gi

10、rls would accompany her，selling tickets with great success.My father made and donated beautiful wooden toys，jewellery boxes and other lovely items as prizes.Now my sister was always coming up with “good ideas”，most of which didnt work out to plan.But that didnt deter her.She had many just waiting to

11、 be tested.When she was eight and I was just five，we had a wonderful idea for a business adventure.We decided we would sell raffle tickets for charity，and that charity was us!So one afternoon，we told our mother we were going to play in the park with our cousins as we did most days after school.But i

12、nstead，we walked around the streets armed with a raffle book，a pen and a large cloth bag to carry the money.Wed accompanied our mother many times when she sold tickets，so people were familiar with us when we appeared at their doors.Despite the blank looks they received when asking about the prizes o

13、n offer，they were very generous.Although there were no actual prizes，our mothers previous track record enabled us to sell nearly the whole book of raffle tickets.Like a little pair of lottery(彩票) winners，we walked home and proudly showed off our takings.But our enjoyment of this sudden wealth was sh

14、ortlived，and our plans for spending it quickly failed.Our angry mother took us back to every ticket buyer，making us apologise and give the money back.Thankfully，our sweet neighbours didnt make a big deal of our “clever” misbehavior and thus my mothers fundraising career could continue safely.We were

15、 taught a good lesson by our mother that day.Also I remember my sisters entrepreneurial(企业家的) spirit dried up a bit after that.语篇解读本文是记叙文，姐妹俩假借妈妈之名出售兑奖券且企图将所得据为己有。事后在妈妈的教育下，姐妹俩意识到自己的错误，对自己的行为进行了诚恳地道歉。4What did the authors father do?AHe got prizes ready.BHe sold handmade items.CHe was in charge of a

16、charity.DHe helped design raffle tickets.答案A解析细节理解题。根据第一段中的“My father made and donated beautiful wooden toys，jewellery boxes and other lovely items as prizes.”可知，父亲会准备兑奖券上的奖品。5What does the underlined word “deter” in Paragraph 2 mean?AEmbarrass. BShock.CDiscourage. DMislead.答案C解析词义猜测题。由转折词But以及下文提到的

17、姐姐继续具体实施她的想法可知，之前的失败并没有阻止姐姐。deter意为“阻止”。6What can be learned about the author and her sister while selling raffle tickets?AThey ran into their mother.BThey met some generous strangers.CThey got lost while walking around the streets.DThey took advantage of peoples trust in their mother.答案D解析推理判断题。根据第

18、四段中的“Although there were no actual prizes，our mothers previous track record enabled us to sell nearly the whole book of raffle tickets.”可知，姐妹俩利用人们对妈妈的信任得以出售出很多兑奖券。7What lesson did the author and her sister learn?AHonesty is the best policy.BWhats done cant be undone.CMisfortune never comes alone.DGo

19、od advice is beyond all price.答案A解析推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Our angry mother.making us apologise and give the money back.We were taught a good lesson by our mother that day.”可知，妈妈对于姐妹俩故作聪明的小把戏非常气愤，命令二人向奖券购买者道歉，并退还所得。根据故事情节推断，妈妈应是教姐妹俩做人要诚实。CThe striking bright blues，yellows，and oranges of poison tree frogs are

20、 a classic example of warning coloration，sending a message to predators(捕食者) to stay away.But somewhat counterintuitively(反直觉地)，these colors may be helping the frogs hide in plain sight，according to a new study.These frogs live on the forest floor in the lowland rainforests of South Americas Guiana

21、Shield.The frogs are blueblack with a bright yellow ring around their head and back，which may be broken or joined to form a figure eight.Like a fingerprint，the pattern is unique to each frog.Predators generally learn that such brightly colored frogs are poisonous and tend to avoid them.But this does

22、nt always work.Foolish predators ignore the warning，while some birds and snakes seem to be able to eat poisonous frogs with few ill effects.So researchers wondered whether these poison frogs have another way of protecting themselvescamouflage(保护色)To find out，they first tested computational models of

23、 predator vision on pictures of the frogs.Their results suggested that although the frogs are obvious at close range，their colors and patterns blend(融合) with the rainforest background as viewing distance increases.To test those results，they placed model frogs on different backgrounds in a rainforest

24、 to see how wild predators reacted.Predators attacked the frogs more often when they were placed atop(在的顶上) a picture of plain soil or a colored paper square，but less often when they were on the actual rainforest floor.And humans seem to fall for the trick，too：People who saw pictures of frogs in the

25、 rainforest took longer to spot the real frogs at a distance than a frog that had been altered(使变样) so that it didnt have the same colors and patterns.Together，this suggests that although these poison frogs are highly visible at close range，from far away their colors blend together for the perfect r

26、ainforest camouflage.The researchers consider that the frogs pattern is made up of a specific distribution of colors to give it the best of both worlds.语篇解读本文是说明文。最新研究发现，生活在南美洲的一种毒树蛙，其鲜艳的皮肤颜色与周围的环境融为一体，使得捕食者不容易发现它们。8What does the new study about poison tree frogs focus on?AHow their predators catch

27、them.BHow their bright colors protect them.CWhat their bright colors are.DWhat their predators are.答案B解析细节理解题。根据第一段中的“these colors may be helping the frogs hide in plain sight，according to a new study”可知，B项正确。9What does the author intend to do in Paragraph 2?ASummarize the previous paragraph.BUse ex

28、amples to support the topic.CAdd some background information.DIntroduce a new topic for discussion.答案C解析写作目的题。第二段中作者介绍了毒树蛙的生活地点以及皮肤颜色的构成，作者写本段的目的是提供背景知识。10What can be learnt about the results achieved by the researchers?AThey confirmed their assumption.BThey changed their research direction.CThey ne

29、eded more research data support.DThey disagreed with previous research findings.答案A解析推理判断题。根据第四段及第五段的内容可知，研究者们设想毒树蛙用鲜艳的皮肤颜色作为保护色，使自己与雨林融为一体来保护自己。为了验证这一设想，研究人员进行了两次科学实验，实验结果均证实了这一设想。11What do we know about the test done in the wild?AThe researchers used real frogs.BThe researchers used computational

30、technology.CPredators had difficulty finding frogs near them.DPredators could spot frogs on plain soil more easily.答案D解析细节理解题。根据第五段中的“Predators attacked the frogs more often when they were placed atop(在的顶上) a picture of plain soil”可知，在野外进行的实验中，捕食者对于放在纯地面背景上的毒蛙模型进行了更频繁的攻击，也就是说，捕食者更容易发现置于纯地面背景上的青蛙。DIn

31、 the United States，the baby boomer generation(婴儿潮一代) include those who were born in the time after World War .Those babies have retired or are now reaching the retirement age.As these adults age，many of their adult children worry about how to take care of their aging parents.In the United States it

32、is not common for several generations to live under one roof.Once children grow up and get married，they move out，leaving their aging parents to care for themselves.When these aging parents can no longer take care of themselves because of age or illness，it is not uncommon for adult children in the US to place their elderly parents in a nur