2020届高考英语模拟试题
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）
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Dunbar Town House Museum and Gallery
With its distinctive hat tower and its bell, clock and sun dials, the Town House has been the focus of town life since the 16th century. Our staff are always on hand to chat about the town and the history of the building.
The building is home to a museum and gallery on the ground floor with changing historical and art exhibitions as well as a local history display area and research room. The display areas are fully accessible.
Visitors can see the Council Chamber and an atmospheric jail cell during a tour. On the upper floors there is now a community(社区) room, available to council and community groups for meetings and events, in addition to the Council Chambers, which can be booked for meetings, civil marriages and other functions. Please get in touch to discuss your requirements and for information about the current room hire charge rates.
We welcome group visits and would be delighted to discuss your requirements with you. The Museum is free to enter although there may be a small charge for some events and activities.
If you are here for the day there is a good selection of places to eat and drink with something to offer every taste within a short walk.
Opening Hours
? Monday – Sunday, 1pm - 5pm (April to September)
? Open at weekends October to March, 2pm - 4pm, with the support of Dunbar and District History Society
? Christmas 2018: the museum will be open at weekends over the Christmas break 2pm to 4pm as above
21.What is the museum famous for?
A. Various activities. B. The tower and bell .C. The community room. D. The research room. 22.What can we infer about the museum? A. Free activities are often held in the museum. B. Some display areas are not open to visitors. C. Some areas can be reserved for meetings. D. Group visits enjoy a discounted admission fee. 23. When can people visit the museum in November? A. 1pm. B. 9am. C. 3pm. D. 5pm.
B
Last year, I fell into a deep depression(抑郁). It was caused by a car accident. I was in physical recovery from the accident and suddenly all of my old hurts started coming up. I found myself crying on the floor of my apartment.
I don't want you to bleed with me or to pity me. But I also don't want to gloss my reality. And the truth is, beneath the shiny photos you see on the Internet, I'm still a work in progress. I'm not perfect. Like all of us, I'm doing the best I can. Making the best choices I can. Back to the evening when I found myself lying on the floor.
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What happened next? I started writing.
There was a TV show I absolutely loved. I started writing fan fiction. It provided a beautiful place of escape from the thoughts swimming in my head. The depression started to lift. I started to feel like myself again.
After completing a four-part fan fiction totaling around 12,000 words, I had an idea. I should write a novel to give a hand to those like me.
I continued writing, having no idea where it would lead. I didn't know I would publish it but, after much resistance on my part I finally made the decision to publish the book under my own name. No pen name. No hiding on the deep bowels of the internet.
And so here we are. The day before the release of the book. Sure, readers will enjoy the twists and turns. And I can see myself in the character. But that's not my real motivation. I wrote it to help people. To give them a place to belong to. A place to talk about this fictional world. The very same thing that saved me last year.
If the story provides this to just one person, I've done my job. 24. What does the underlined word “gloss” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. Cover. B. Expose. C. Realize . D. Face. 25. What really motivated the author to write a novel?
A. To earn a living. B. To follow his dream. C. To help people with depression. D. To find a place to belong to. 26. What do you think of the writer?
A. Perfect. B. Cautious. C. Shy. D. Honest. 27. What can be the best title for the passage?
A. My Hobby B. Writing Can Help C. A Moving Story D. My New Book
C
With a flock of birds, a group member can often be seen high in the tree acting as a lookout while the rest feed on the ground below. When a predator approaches, the lookout sounds the alarm.
To the casual observer, it may appear that the lookout is acting for the good of the greater group, but a new study suggests that the lookout – called a sentinel(哨兵) – may actually be working for itself.
While sentinel behavior among groups of birds has been observed, Dr. Roni Ostreiher and Professor Aviad Heifetz recently began researching the sentinel behavior of floaters –birds that have either been cast out or for other reasons decide to go it alone. What they found was that floaters also have similar lookout activities and will sound an alarm call if an enemy approaches. This suggests that while the group benefits from having a lookout, the instinct to act as the lookout is motivated not by the group but by self-preservation. The sentinel may simply be trying to scare away its enemy instead of warning other birds down below.
It might be easy to understand that when a floater displays sentinel behavior, the bird is acting for itself. However, birds in groups may have less selfish motives since the birds appear to alternate as lookouts. “There are some adult group members who act as sentinels more often than others. As far as we understand, acting as a sentinel is not a duty. Those who sentinel less often are not punished,” Ostreiher said.
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He also noted that the sentinel's primary purpose is to gather information about its
surroundings – the presence of a neighboring group, changes in food sources and even weather – not keeping lookout for approaching enemies.
“We do not know what motivates them to stop eating and climb up to a tree branch and start to sentinel,” Ostreiher added. He and Heifetz are now focused on understanding what happens after an alarm call is sounded.
28. What is the finding of the study?
A. Birds look out just for their own safety. B. Sentinel behavior is unique to birds. C. Birds have a strong sense of danger. D. Birds react quickly when hearing an alarm. 29. What can we infer about a floater?
A. It is often a selfish bird. B. It benefits from other birds. C. It lives and feeds on its own. D. Its duty is to protect other birds.
30. What is Ostreiher's opinion on birds' sentinel behavior?
A. It is unnecessary for a floater. B. It is every bird's responsibility. C. Birds seem to watch out in turn. D. It is completely selfless behavior.
31. In which part of a newspaper can you find this passage?
A. Life. B. Health. C. Technology. D. Nature.
D
In New York, students at 18 schools participate in a program called We Future Cycle. Started by Anna Giordano in 2014, it teaches kids to recycle, compost(堆肥), and reduce food waste.
Lunch areas at the participating schools are equipped with three clearly marked bins – compost, recycle and share. While the first two are common in schools, the third is rare, where kids can put their unwanted drinks, fruits, and even untouched sandwiches. Items in the container are available for any student that wants them. Whatever remains at the end of the day is donated to the food bank. Giordano says the three bins have helped reduce the number of trash bags from an average of 22 to just 2!
To ensure kids adopt similar habits at home, the non-profit has created extensive curriculum to educate families about the importance of sorting waste into the proper streams of recycling, composting, trash and food to donate They also urge parents to have open conversations with their kids about food choices.
But, as we’re all aware, kids aren’t the only ones that waste food - Adults are equally bad, if not worse! To prevent that, Josh Treuhaft founded Salvage Supper club in 2014. The occasionally organized dinners promise people a tasty multi-course meal for a mere $50 USD per person. It is also a plan to save waste because the delicious food is made from vegetables that are past their prime and, therefore, headed for the trash bin.
The other catch? Customers have to eat their meals inside a dumpster（大型垃圾装卸车）! The place, of course, is totally clean. It is just a symbolic gesture. In addition to helping people rethink
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their actions, Treuhaft also helps them do good by donating part of the profits to non-profits devoted to fighting against food waste.
32. What is the aim of We Future Cycle?
A. To collect money and food for poor children. B. To educate children to treasure and save food. C. To encourage children to share food with others. D. To inspire children to learn agriculture knowledge. 33. Which word can be used to describe We Future Cycle?
A. Successful. B. Official. C. Impractical. D. World-famous. 34. What do we know about Salvage Supper club?
A. It is mainly aimed for adults. B. It is founded by Anna Giordano. C. It provides free supper for people.
D. It has enjoyed great success in many schools. 35. What is the reason for people eating in a dumpster?
A. It is money- saving. B. People like to be unique.
C. It can remind people of food waste problem. D. A dumpster is much cleaner than a restaurant. 第二节 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Ways to teach kindness to kids
There is lots of information about teaching children about kindness. ____36 ___Children may or may not listen to what we say, but they commit just about everything we do to memory - for better or worse. The best thing that we can do for our children is to be our best selves.____37 ___It means paying attention to little opportunities to treat other people with care and respect.
Here are several suggestions to get you started:
_____38__ Make a habit of tipping servers 20 percent or more. Talk with your child about how servers are often not paid enough to live well. Make a math lesson of figuring out the tip. Model saying please and thank-you, to teach servers are people not robots.
Invite someone who deserves appreciation to dinner - a school crossing guard, a soccer coach, or so on.____39____
Have a letter-writing or card-making night, when everyone in the family sends warm wishes to an elderly or sick relative - or strangers who live in a nursing facility in your town.
Talk about what makes people tick.___40 ___When it is over, ask your child what might have been going on. Was the person in a bad mood because his boss yelled at him? Was he impatient because he was worried about a sick friend? Also talk about how the person could have handled the situation better, to teach that it is possible to be kind, even when you are in a bad mood. A. Develop a good habit. B. Tip and talk about it.
C. Discuss how to deal with different people. D. This doesn’t mean turning your life inside out.
E. Have your child help prepare meals and make a thank -you card. F. However, I think that kindness is best taught by example.
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G. When someone’s behavior makes you angry, breathe deeply. 第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1. 5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 The boys had been shopping all morning and still weren’t done. I __41__ , standing in the store. Just nine days before__42__ , Caitlin’s house had burned to the ground. But Caitlin and her family all____43_ escaped.
All the family __44__ was what they were wearing and each other. The school was replacing their books and uniforms and now, two days after the__45__ , all the girls in Caitlin’s class were taking her shopping for clothes and shoes. The boys were shopping for____ 46_ like scarves, socks and hair ties, all the things they don’t even ___47_ .
After another hour, I had finished my___48__ and had helped the boys ___49__ everything they wanted to get for Caitlin.
When we got home, my brother brought everything he had ___50__ for Caitlin to my room to make sure I thought she’d___51__ everything one last time before he__52__ them.
“I think she’ll love everything,” I said, and he smiled his big smile. I hugged him,___53__ he tried to push me away. I was so ____54_ of him at that moment. He loves giving and making others___55_ . He’s an honest kid who sees only the good in the world. I used to wonder how he could___56__ see the good when there was so much bad, but now I___57___ why: there is so much good____58 him.
He selflessly gave up all his____59___ for Caitlin. He had, through this act of a pure heart, got the true ____60__ of Christmas.
41. A. waited B. listened C. shouted D. observed 42. A. Christmas B. graduation C. examination D. departure 43. A. gradually B. obviously C. successfully D. likely 44. A. belonged B. had C. liked D. desired 45. A. rescue B. discovery C. flood D. fire 46. A. decorations B. things C. products D. tools 47. A. think about B. hear of C. give up D. dream of 48. A. homework B. interview C. shopping D. project 49. A. try on B. prepare for C. experiment with D. pick out 50. A. purchased B. owned C. kept D. demanded 51. A. use B. like C. donate D. accept 52. A. bought B. rolled C. changed D. wrapped 53. A. because B. in case C. even though D. before 54. A. confident B. proud C. careful D. afraid 55. A. happy B. comfortable C. excited D. calm 56. A. even B. seldom C. ever D. just 57. A. doubt B. distinguish C. realize D. judge 58. A. beside B. inside C. before D. around 59. A. toys B. joy C. time D. savings 60. A. spirit B. origin C. aim D. story 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
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2020-2021年高考英语模拟试卷
