宁夏银川市第二中学2020届高三4月仿真模拟（六）英语试卷
第一部分 （共20小题每，小题1.5分，满分30分）
1．Jason will never forget about his 18th birthday, saw his being admitted to Harvard. A．when
B．which
C．that
D．it
2．The climate conference was attended by 11,000 people, it the largest UN gathering ever held. A．making B．to make C．made
D．to be making
3．You’d better write down the phone number of that restaurant for future ________. A．purpose B．reference C．memory D．assessment 4．—I think the paper is taking you a long time to write. —I ______ on it for almost a month now. A．worked B．was working
C．am working D．have been working
5．Though lacking the necessary working experience, my cousin got the job ______ her confidence and flexibility.
A．in terms of B．in response to C．by virtue of D．with respect to
6．In the library you can use your own computer to connect to Wi-Fi specially _____ for readers. A．preparing
C．prepared D．prepare
7．Only after talking to two students that having strong motivation is one of the biggest factors in reaching goals. A．I did discover
C．I discovered D．discovered
8．When Thanksgiving Day is the corner, stores and supermarkets are busy with people. A．around B．on
C．with D．at
B．did I discover B．to prepare
9．_______ the school, the village has a clinic, which was also built with government support. A．In reply to
C．In charge of D．In place of
10．Many people fall into panic due to the earthquake and tsunami in Japan but experts don’t expect this to be ________ as proper measures have been taken. A．compulsory
B．contemporary C．temporary
D．permanent
B．In addition to
11．_______ many Chinese holidays are directed towards services remembering ancestors, the Ching Ming Festival is beyond doubt the largest. A．Unless C．Once D．While
12．The traffic problems we are looking forward to seeing should have attracted the government's attention.
B．Since
A．solving B．solve C．solved D．to solve
13．________ a high percentage of Australians may be people who watch sports rather than do them, as far as most of its population is concerned, it is indeed a great sporting nation. A．While
B．as
C．If
D．Whether
14．When I got to his house, I found that the walls _____ . A．are being painted B．are painting C．were being painted D．were painting
15．It rained heavily overnight and not until this morning __________. A. had it stopped B．did it stop C．stopped it
D．it stopped
16．I have no doubt that Anna will ________ it, but I wonder whether she is really ready enough. A．dig B．hit C．make D．lift 17．--Could you please cut the price a little? --Er... _________ you buy more than ten. A．even if
B．so long as C．in case
D．as soon as
18．After the flooding, people were suffering in that area, ________ urgently needed clean water, medicine and shelter to survive. A．which C．where
D．what
B．who
19．If he ________ his teacher’s suggestion, he would have won the English Speech Contest. A．had followed
C．was to follow D．followed
20．Nowadays, more and more young ladies, figures most are fine enough, are going on a diet. A．who
B．whose B．should follow
C．of whose D．of whom
第二部分 阅读理解（满分40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。
21．（6分）The National Postal Museum is divided into galleries that explore America's postal history. Visitors will have a full picture of the creation and fantastic varieties of postage stamps.
World of Stamps
Video images bring stamps to life and attract visitors who explore the surrounding displays. Visitors encounter the world’s first postage stamp — the 1840 Penny Black and learn how it revolutionized communication. Stamp images, including Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I have a dream” speech and the stamp that helped raise almost $72 million dollars for breast cancer research, explain how stamps have shaped history and honored people and places worldwide.
Gems of American Philately
Visitors have the opportunity of examining 13 of the most rare and highly valued stamps in the world
of the stamp collection, including the most famous American stamp of all, the 1918 Inverted Jenny. A video explains why the Inverted Jenny and other stamps displayed here are the most valuable. The treasures in this area are rarely available for public viewing. Each tells a story about an important event in US history.
Mail Marks History
The markings on mail provide valuable clues to the surprising ways mail has been transported over time, including challenges and even disasters encountered along the way. You will understand these markings by following the journeys of three historic letters.
Connect with US Stamps
Visitors explore their own connections with stamps. At three touch screen tables, they create their own stamp collection based on the topics that interest them most. They can also create their own stamp designs. Visitors have the chance to view videos in which stamp designers talk about their craft, stamp collectors explain what they collect and why, and footage(片段) shows the process of making stamps. 1、What can you do at World of Stamps? A．Photograph some nice stamps on display. B．Learn more about the great importance of stamps. C．Donate money to cancer research.
D．Listen to a speech by Martin Luther King on video 2、What can you see at Gems of American Philately? A．Some famous designers in the US. B．Some newly released stamps in the US. C．Some of the most valuable US stamps. D．Some important public reviews of stamps. 3、Where can you see how stamps are created?
A．Connect with US Stamps B．Gems of American Philately C．Mail Marks History D．World of Stamps 4、Where does this text come from?
A．An official report. B．An exhibition guide. C．An announcement. D．An art show review.
22．（8分） “Cleverness is a gift while kindness is a choice. Gifts are easy - they re given after all. Choices can be hard.\
-Jeff Bezos.
I got the idea to start Amazon 16 years ago. I came across the fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2,300 percent per year. I'd never seen or heard of anything that grew that fast, and the idea of building
an online bookstore with millions of titles was very exciting to me. I had just turned 30 years old, and I'd been married for a year. I told my life MacKenzie that I wanted to quit my job and go to do this crazy thing that probably wouldn't work since most start-ups don't, and I wasn't sure what to expect. MacKenzie told me I should go for it. As a young boy, I’d been a garage inventor. I'd always wanted to be an inventor, and she wanted me to follow my passion.
I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a bunch of very smart people, and I had a brilliant boss that I admired very much. I went to my boss and told him I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet. He took me on a long walk in Central Park, listened carefully to me, and finally said. “That sounds like a really good idea, but it would be an even better idea for someone who didn't already have a good job.\before making a final decision. Seen in that light, it really was a difficult choice, but eventually, I decided I had to give it a shot. I didn't think I'd regret trying and failing. And I suspected I would always be haunted by a decision not to try at all. After much consideration, I took the less safe path to follow my passion, and I’m proud of that choice. For all of us, in the end, we are our choices.
1、What inspired the author with the idea of building an online bookstore? A．His dream of being an inventor.
B．The support of his wife.
D．Millions of exciting titles.
C．The greatly increasing usage of the Internet.
2、Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined sentence? A．The idea of not trying would keep coming to his mind and disturb him. B．He would be very excited if he tried it out. C．He would be always having a doubt if he didn't try. D．The decision not to the online bookstore would terrify him. 3、We can know from the passage that . A．the boss thought the idea was suitable for the author B．the author wanted someone else to try the idea C．the author might not regret if he failed the idea D．the author might go back to his boss if he failed
4、Which of the following would be the best title for the passage? A．Cleverness and Kindness C．Following My Passion
B．The Starting of Amazon D．We Are What We Choose
23．（8分） On a college camping trip, curiosity about waves and sand caused Rob Thieler to study shorelines around the world. Thirty years later and now a U. S. Geological Survey research geologist,
Thieler, is combining science and smartphone technology to help study a bird, which is dying out, the Atlantic Coast piping plover.
The piping plover is a shorebird that lives along the Atlantic Coast, the Great Lakes and the Great Plains. Rising sea level associated with climate change, as well as increased development of their beach habitats, threatens the species. To help track changes in piping plover habitats, Thieler developed （栖息地）a free app called iPlover in 2012. This is a marked change from the typical way scientists collect data.
Since releasing iPlover, scientists have gathered data across 1,500 km of breeding range. That equals about a third of the distance across the U. S., which is a large area to cover for only two thousand breeding pairs of piping plovers on the east coast. Instead of having to travel and spend days at each site, a number of cooperators in the field use the app to collect and send data, allowing scientists to gather data more efficiently. It also allows them to collect data at the same time during each breeding season, providing a better picture of changes that happen over longer periods of time. And fast, centralized access means scientists can look at data quickly to get a real-time idea of where and how piping plovers are using their habitats.
While iPlover is used by trained field staff, other apps like the U. S. Geological Survey’s web-based “iCoast — Did the Coast Change?” invite citizen scientists to identify coastal changes by comparing aerial（从飞机上的）photographs taken before and after storms. All the information scientists and citizen scientists alike collect helps federal and state agencies create policy plans for addressing climate change impacts（影响）worldwide.
1、What can we know about the piping plover? A．Its behaviour is changing. B．Its habitat is growing bigger.
C．Its living environment is becoming worse. D．Its breeding range is limited to the Atlantic Coast. 2、Why did Thieler develop iPlover？ A．To study shorelines across America. B．To advance information technology. C．To study global climate change.
D．To monitor changes of piping plover habitats. 3、Which of the following benefits the shorebird? A．The camping equipment. C．The changeable coast.
4、What would be the best title of the text?
B．Research on smartphones. D．Progress in technology.
【附20套高考模拟试题】宁夏银川市第二中学2020届高三4月仿真模拟(六)英语试卷含答案
