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21. C 22. B 23. A 【解析】
本文是广告阅读,介绍了四项娱乐活动。
21.细节理解题。根据15 Street Boat Company Monday-Saturday15 Street Boat Company offers rental boats of all kinds.可知,参观15th Street Boat公司可以帮助你享受驾驶帆船的乐趣。故选C。
22.细节理解题。根据Coconut’s Watersports中 Jet Ski activities last 30 minutes or 1 hour and can make stops along the way. You must be at least 14 years of age to ride alone and can be as young as 3 to ride along with an adult.可知,在the Jet Ski活动中,独自骑行的必要条件是一个人必须至少14岁。故选B。
23.推理判断题。根据Jet Ski Tours of Miami中The tour visits 6 different islands and passes by Bayside and Hard Rock. You may even catch a glimpse of dolphins or a manatee resting in these fabulous Florida waters. 可知,比起Bayside and Hard Rock,你更喜欢这次旅行来满足儿子对海洋动物的好奇心。故选A。 24. B 25. A 26. C 27. C 【解析】
本文为一篇记叙文。讲述了自己第一次跑马拉松,凭借自己的意志力成功跑完全程的励志故事。
24.细节理解题。根据文章第一段最后一句Yet, I was determined to go ahead.可知,马拉松赛前一个月尽管作者脚踝受伤使得训练时间缩短,但作者仍下定决心参赛。故选B。 25.细节理解题。根据文章第二段I didn’t do either well. He later informed me that I was "not athletic"可知,作者提到7年级的事情是为了证明自己真的没有运动天赋。故选A。
26.细节理解题。根据文章第10段I was one of the final runners to finish. But I finished! And I got a medal. In fact, I got the same medal as the one that the guy who came in first place had.可知,作者坚持到了最后,而且得到了一块奖牌,虽然不是第一名,由此可见他成功地跑完了马拉松。故选C。
27.主旨大意题。通读全文可知,作者在讲述自己跑马拉松的经历,再根据最后一段Determined
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to be myself, move forward, free of shame and worldly labels(世俗标签), I can now call myself a "marathon winner".可知,作者成功跑完马拉松源于自己的意志。故选C。 28. C 29. A 30. B 31. C 【解析】
本文是一篇说明文。持续干旱让澳大利亚人将被迫饮用循环水。文章具体介绍了澳大利亚不得不采取这项措施,渡过难关,这是生死悠关的大事。
28.主旨大意题。文章第一、二段指出本文的主题:持续干旱让澳大利亚人将被迫饮用循环水。下文具体介绍了澳大利亚不得不采取这项措施,渡过难关,这是生死悠关的大事。故选C。 29.词义猜测题。由下文\I agree with him completely,\ “am very strongly for”和 “agree with”可知, adhered to的意思为 “支持;同意”。故选A。
30.推理判断题。由最后一段中 “Australian cities, all now facing water shortages because of the worst drought on record, must start to use recycled water.”可知,根据这篇文章,作者认为这次干旱是澳大利亚历史上最严重的一次。故选B。
31.推理判断题。由第五段中的 “difficult decisions” “There's no choice.” “It's liquid gold, it's a matter of life and death”可以推出总理Peter Beattie看到人们喝循环水是件痛苦的事。但对此别无选择。故选C。 32. B 33. C 34. A 35. D 【解析】
本文是一篇议论文。分析了女孩不想当护士的原因,许多高中学生实际上之所以远离护理,是因为老师告诉他们“你们太聪明了,当一名护士是不值得的。目前,在美国60%的医院护士短缺,将要威胁医疗护理的质量。从中可以看出作者想让人们重视护士问题。
32.细节理解题。第二段的The answer lies in not one but several causes.第二段主要分析女孩不想当护士的原因。故选B。
33.细节理解题。第二段的Many high school students are actually away from nursing, told by teachers that they are“too bright to be a nurse许多高中学生实际上之所以远离护理,是因为老师告诉他们“你们太聪明了,当一名护士是不值得的”。故选C。 34.作者意图题。第一段的Recently about 2,000,000 nurses are needed and 60 percent of all hospitals in the US have shortages, large enough to threaten the quality of care provided目前,在美国60%的医院护士短缺,将要威胁医疗护理的质量。从中可以看出
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作者想让人们重视护士问题。故选A。
35.推理判断题。第二段的told by teachers that they are“too bright to be a nurse”是老师说的而不是学生说的,排除A;B项文章没提,故排除;第一段的60 percent of all hospitals in the US have shortages是说美国60%的医院护士短缺,而不是全世界的医院,故排除C项;第二段的In the past, women who chose to work outside the home had two basic choices: nursing or teaching. 过去妇女到外面找工作,经常选择护士和教师。故选D。
36. B 37. G 38. A 39. C 40. F 【解析】
本文是一篇说明文。拥有健康的视力是每个人关心的事情,这篇文章介绍了五个建议可以让我们终身享有健康的视力。
36.考查句意理解和上下文串联。根据下文的句子:Experts advise parents to bring babies 6 to 12 months of age to the doctor for a careful check.医生建议父母到6到12个月大的孩子去医院做视力检查,可知:保护视力应该很早就开始,所以答案是B。
37.考查句意理解和上下文串联。根据下文的句子:As part of a healthy diet, eat more fruits and vegetables each day.作为健康饮食,每天要多吃蔬菜和水果,可知:多吃绿色的食品,所以答案是A。
38.考查句意理解和上下文串联。根据上文的句子:Two-thirds of Americans spend up to seven hours a day using computers or other digital products.三分之二的美国人每天花7个小时使用电脑和其他数字产品,可知:这个频繁的视力活动会增加眼睛疲劳的危险,所以答案是G。
39.考查句意理解和上下文串联。根据上文的句子:No matter what the season is, it's extremely important to wear sunglasses.不管什么季节,戴太阳镜都是非常重要的,可知:它们可以适当的保护你的眼睛,所以答案是C。
40.考查句意理解和上下文串联。根据上文的句子:While some follow the medical guidance for wearing contact lenses, many are breaking the rules and putting their eyesight at risk.有人听从佩戴隐形眼镜的医学建议,而有人忽视了这些规定让他们的视力有危险,可知:佩戴眼镜要听从医生的建议,所以答案是F。
41. B 42. A 43. C 44. B 45. D 46. B 47. D 48. C 49. A 50. D 51. C 52. B
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53. D 54. A 55. C 56. D 57. B 58. C 59. A 60. A 【解析】
本文是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。作者25岁的时候,发现自己正处于人生中最糟糕的境地之一。当他在服务俱乐部里遇到瘫痪的Charles以后,然后作者意识到也许帮助别人对自己也有好处。渐渐地,开始用新的眼光来欣赏自己的生活。
41.B考查动词。A. reminded提醒; B. invited邀请; C. allowed允许; D. promised许诺。根据One day a friend ___1___me to participate in a service club.可知,一天,一个朋友邀请我参加一个服务俱乐部。故选B。
42.A考查动词。A. attract吸引;. B. guide向导; C. include包括; D. approve批准。根据It didn’t ___2___me much at first.可知,起初它并没有吸引我太多。故选A。 43.C考查动词。A. learn学习; B. recover恢复; C. choose选择; D. benefit有利于。根据The service club offered various volunteer opportunities to___3___from.可知,服务俱乐部提供各种各样的志愿者机会供他们选择。故选C。
44.B考查名词。A. needs需要; B. preferences 偏爱; C. instructions指令,说明; D. tasks任务。根据I listed activities helping children as my top___4___.可知,我把帮助孩子的活动列为我的首选。故选B。
45.D考查形容词。 A. willing愿意的; B. prepared准备好的; C. pleased 高兴的; D. able有能力的。根据However, I was arranged to serve Charles, who was paralyzed(瘫痪的)from the neck down and only___5___to talk and move his facial features.可知,然而,我被安排为Charles服务,他从脖子以下瘫痪,只能说话和移动面部特征。故选D。
46.B考查动词。A. informed告知; B. introduced 介绍; C. devoted献身于; D. connected连接。根据When I entered Charles’ room for the first time, I ___6___myself to him.可知,当我第一次走进查尔斯的房间时,我向他作了自我介绍。故选B。
47.D考查动词。A. provided提供; B. compared比较; C. ended结束; D. covered覆盖。根据His room had a window , but it was___7___with artwork: various papers painted with watercolor.可知,他的房间有一扇窗户,但窗户上挂满了艺术品:各种各样的水彩画纸。故选D。
48.C考查动词。A. knowing知道; B. explaining解释; C. wondering想知道; D.
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ignoring忽视。根据I stood there ___8___what to do next.可知,我站在那里不知道下一步怎么办。故选C。
49.A考查形容词。A. ready准备好的; B. comfortable舒适的; C. anxious焦虑的; D. sure确信的。根据“Are you___9___ to paint?” Charles asked me.可知,“你准备好画画了吗?”查尔斯问我。故选A。
50.D考查名词。A. orders订单; B. opinions建议; C. decisions决定; D. intentions目的,意向。根据Still not understanding his___10___, I opened the cupboard and saw a large can of watercolor paints and a paintbrush.可知,我还是不明白他的用意,打开橱柜,看到一大桶水彩颜料和一支画笔。故选D。
51.C考查形容词。A. unreasonable不合理的; B. unforgettable难忘的; C. clear清楚的; D. accurate精确的。根据When I saw the paintbrush, it all became___11___--- Charles painted those pictures with his___12___.可知,当我看到画笔,一切都变得清晰起来——查尔斯用他的嘴画那些画。故选C。
52.B考查名词。A. nose鼻子; B. mouth嘴; C. foot脚; D. face脸。根据When I saw the paintbrush, it all became___11___--- Charles painted those pictures with his___12___.可知,当我看到画笔,一切都变得清晰起来——查尔斯用他的嘴画那些画。故选B。
53.D考查动词。A. accomplish完成; B. apply申请; C. squeeze压榨,勒索; D. arrange安排。根据Charles explained how to ___13___colors on a tray(托盘).可知,Charles解释了如何在托盘上排列颜色。故选D,
54.A考查名词。A. brush刷子; B. can罐头; C. tray托盘; D. paper纸。根据Each time he wanted to change colors, he held the ___14___in his teeth and said, “New color, please”可知,每次他想换颜色时,他就咬住brushin说:“请换一种新颜色。”故选A。
55.C考查副词。A. Obviously明显地; B. Hopefully充满希望地; C. Gradually渐渐地; D. Constantly不断地。___15___, I began to appreciate my life with fresh eyes.可知,渐渐地,我开始用新的眼光来欣赏我的生活。故选C。
56.D考查名词。A. impression印象; B. thrill激动,紧张; C. award奖品; D. gift礼物。根据Charles had given me a wonderful ___16___: he’d shown me the joy of gratitude, even for seemingly___17___things.可知,Charles给了我一件奇妙的礼物:他
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山西省2020学年高二英语上学期期末模拟考试试题一



