community even came out to cheer her on as she approached her one-million-butt milestone.
Sally knows her city's cigarette butt littering problem won’t be solved anytime soon, but she hopes her work will inspire people to at least think twice before dropping cigarette butts in the streets. She has decided to continue cleaning up after irresponsible smokers, and already has a new, milestone in her sights-two million cigarette butts.
Word of the Butt Lady's efforts to keep the streets cigarette butt-free has reached neighboring communities as well, and CBS Sacramento reports that other cities have started seeking her help as well.
28. Why does Sally Dawly carry an iPad with her while picking up the butts? A. To entertain the crowds. B. To monitor the smokers.
C. To attract people's attention. D. To record the number of butts. 29. How did Sally Dawly feel when picking up cigarette butts? A. Excited but upset. B. Shocked and sorry
C. Frightened but content. D. Astonished and desperate. 30. From the text, what can be inferred about Sally Dawly? A. She picks up nearly 3,000 cigarette butts every day. B. She will work in other cities in California in the future. C. She has set a new goal of picking up two million cigarette butts. D. She picked up one million cigarette butts with members of her community. 31. What is the text mainly about?
A. California's \C. Californians health problems. D. Smoking problems in California.
D
It is quite apparent that competition surrounds every aspect of human life whether in the United States or the Amazon rainforest. Without it we would not have grown into primates(灵长类动物). Or we would probably still be struggling to sharpen a bronze tool while crawling around on four legs in search of meat. Without competition, Columbus wouldn't have discovered America and Edison would never have
invented the light bulb.
Friendship, like all relationships between two people, involves competition. It isn't competition in a traditional sense because there are no goals to be scored and no prize. Perhaps the ecological definition-the simultaneous(同时)demand by two or more organisms for limited environmental resources，such as nutrients, living space, or light-better explains it.
As in nature, high school life is governed by a set of laws, similar to a shortened version of Darwin's theory of evolution，overpopulation，and competition. There is an abundance of high school students and to distinguish them，ranking and categorizing(分类)take place. In high school, friendships learn to coexist with competition even though at times the relationship is rough. In fact, in some circumstance, competition is too much of a burden for a friendship to bear, causing it to fall apart. College admission is the final high school objective. Four years of hard work is to achieve good grades. and a student’s fate is determined not only by these achievements, but by the records of thousands of other seniors trying to achieve a similar recognition.
Nevertheless, by necessity, competition between students exists in all aspects of high school life. It sets and improves the standards in everything from sports to schoolwork. A healthy, friendly competition can have only benefits, but when it becomes too fierce, jealousy(妒忌)can tear friendships apart. Yet，despite all this, without competition, we would be lost.
32. What does the ecological definition mainly explain?
A. How to win the competition. B. What competition exactly is.
C. What the result of competition is. D. How friends compete with each other. 33. According to the writer, what causes the high school students to compete? A. They know the laws of nature well. B. Friendship is a burden for them. C. The number of them is too large. D. They are divided into different groups. 34. Which best describes the relationship of friendship and competition? A. Friendship is always based on competition. B. Competition is a result of lost friendship.
C. Competition is terribly harmful to friendships. D. The degree of competition is vital to friendship. 35. What does the author think of \A. Competition is certain to happen at school. B. The result of competition are out of control. C. Competition becomes fierce in high school.
D. Friendship is not as important as competition at school. 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。
Tolerance means tolerating or pulling up with differences. 36 This concept means different things to different people, but it is when something is disagreeable that tolerance is expected, and in more politically correct cultures, demanded.
There are many different ways to show tolerance. A person might fully disagree with others on any issue, while at the same respecting those with different opinions and treating them with dignity. 37 .
One problem is the fact that this respect is sometimes one-sided. 38 , but some supporters feel reasonable in labeling those who disagree with hateful terms, and vice versa. People on both sides of an issue must be tolerant of each other.
39 It does not mean that a person has to accept actions or ideas that are against his or her values or beliefs. It means that each person agrees to respect the other's right to his or her feelings on the matter. When both parties have expressed their opinions, and it is obvious that neither is likely to change position, agreeing to disagree is often the ideal outcome.
Some degree of tolerance is necessary in any civilized society. 40 . It goes against human nature. Putting up with differences is a virtue that requires honest effort on the part of every person. It takes time to develop. A. Therefore. both parties should change their opinions if necessary.
B. It is widely accepted that tolerance is a critical step towards a peaceful world. C. It refers to showing respect for the race, religion and opinions of other people.
D. Disagreement alone does not equal intolerance.
E. However, it is not realistic to believe that all people can achieve it completely on every issue.
F. Those who disagree with a particular issue must respect the opinions of those who support it.
G. When it comes to controversial issues, tolerance may also represent a \agree to disagree\
第三部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分) 第一节(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。
I was afraid to fly alone, but Dad put me on board anyway and a steward was keeping an eye on me through the flight.
41 came to land.
As we broke through the clouds, I could see lights below and knew we were getting close to the 42 . When we came to the runway(跑道), however, I realized we were going too 43 !I turned and looked back: no one seemed to be acting 44 -it seemed to be fine. The lights were gone when suddenly someone shouted, \runway's 45 !”
I looked up ahead and saw a busy road. There were lots of 46 that must have seen us because some of them 47 their cars. We crossed the road, and I felt 48 , not knowing whether we were going to ran over or be hit by the cars! 49 was with us, but not for long.
We 50 nose down onto some ground. The steward came, \!” I didn't 52 and immediately unfastened my seat belt. Through the window I saw 53 sign. A 54 thought crossed my mind that the plane could be sitting on gas tanks and it might 55 !
The exits were opened and crow crew 56 to help get people down out. When I did touch the ground. I wanted to 57 , still fearing the explosion. The gas tanks were 58 and the flight attendant passed me my cell phone by which I called
my grandparents, who were waiting for 59 from me. Although they knew no one was dead, they were still glad I was 60 !
41. A. Order B. The plane C. Time D. The place 42. A. cloud B. ground C. sky D. home 43. A. slow B. far C. high D. fast
44. A. carefully B. differently C. calmly D. positively 45. A. moving B. working C. ending D. closing
46. A. passers-by B. passengers C. onlookers D. drivers 47. A. stopped B. observed C. locked D. checked 48. A. puzzled B. scared C. discouraged D. ashamed 49. A. Hope B. Care C. Luck D. Fear
50. A. landed B. jumped C. settled D. crashed
51. A. get off B. sit still C. run away D. stay behind 52. A. wonder B. reply C. hesitate D. hurry
53. A. a gas station B. an emergency C. a keep-off D. a no-crossing 54. A. curious 55. A. slide
B. powerful B. explode B. waited B. rush away B. protected B. word
C. cautious
D. bitter
D. disappear
C. accelerate C. started
56. A. decided 57. A. lie down 58. A. unharmed 59. A. a gift 60. A. polite
D. agreed
D. break away D. equipped
C. ring up C. removed
C. a story D. evidence
D. alive
B. patient C. healthy
第II卷(非选择题，共50分)
第三部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分) 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。
On May 9, James Givens was sitting in the car when he 61(hear) what sounded like a knock-H立turned-around only 62 (find) a goose pecking(啄)at the car door. This was highly unusual given that the birds normally preferred to observe humans from a 63 (distant).
湖北省黄冈八模系列2020届高三模拟测试(四)英语试卷
