2020年高考英语考前最后一卷预测卷（四）
第一部分 （共20小题每，小题1.5分，满分30分）
1．The crazy fans ________ patiently for two hours, and they would wait till the movie star arrived. A．were waiting C．had waited
D．would wait
B．had been waiting
2．Watching basketball games on TV at home is one thing, going to watch them ________ live is quite another.
A．perform B．performing
C．to perform
D．being performed
3．Why are some brands more popular than others ______ the products are of similar quality? A．as though B．even if
C．so that
D．in case
4．Passion is passion and it doesn't matter ________ it's directed．Exactly，it can be coins or sports or politics． A．why
C．whether D．where
5． their final medical check, the astronauts boarded their spacecraft．
A．Received B．Being received C．To receive
D．Having received
B．how
6．He had a great dearie to have a home of his own, ______ he had always lived with his grandmother. A．or
B．and C．so
D．for
7．That Was the first time she alone at home during the weekends，bored to death． A．has left B．has been left C．had left D．had been left
8．— Hello, Paul, do you like to join us in playing football? We need one more person to ____ a team. — Yes, I’d like to.
A．pick up B．pick out C．make up D．make out
9．Lucia impressed her peer students with her musical talent, as well as several foreign languages ______. A．on her own
B．under her control C．in her charge D．at her command
10．When the organization ______ in March, 2019, there was almost no money in the bank and more than $1 million of debt. A．folded
B．boomed C．registered D．sprang
11．________ the danger of drunk driving, many drivers promised never to drive after drinking. A．Realizing
C．Realized D．Having realized
12．If I can help , I don’t like working late into the night. A．so
B．that C．them D．it
B．To have realized
13．---How did she lose so much weight as expected？
----_____________ eating less，she jogged for several miles every day. A．In addition to
B．In spite of
C．Instead of D．Thanks to 14．—How was your job interview?
—Very successful. I ________ my homework about the company, you know. A．had done B．have done C．did D．was doing
15．The 90’s people seem to have enjoyed the great benefits ________ about by the great level of cultural and
economic development. A．brought B．bringing
C．to be brought D．having brought
16．---I went to see The Wandering Earth last night. It was fantastic! ---You were so lucky! How I wish I _____ the ticket too. A．get
C．had got D．would get
17．It’s hard for elderly people to see ______ convenience a smart phone can bring to us. A．what B．which C．whose D．how
18．When tension ________ in a relationship between two people, a frequent way of dealing with this is to send messages through a third person. A．arouses B．arises
C．rises D．raises
B．got
19．Recently, a programmer criticized the “996” work schedule ______ employees work from 9 am to 9 pm, 6 days a week, with the prospect of ending up in an intensive care unit. A．where
B．when C．which
D．whose
20．－What about inviting Tracy to host the party?
－Good idea! She is very quick in mind. Oh, _______, here she comes. A．don’t pull my leg
B．a little bird told me
C．speak of the devil D．it’s a piece of cake
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）Urban Transportation in Canada Public transportation & Transit passes
All cities and most major towns in Canada have a public transportation system with one or more modes of transportation (bus, subway, train, etc.). The bus is the most common form of urban transportation in Canada. To use public transportation, you must purchase a ticket or a transit pass. Transit passes allow you unlimited use of public transportation for a specific period (one month or more). They are usually cheaper than buying many tickets if you plan to use public transportation often. Transportation for people with disabilities
Public transportation often has features to assist people with disabilities. In many cities and towns,
there are also transportation services available specifically for people with limited mobility, such as specially equipped buses. You can find out about these services in the same way you would learn more about other public transportation options. Etiquette on public transportation
When taking public transportation such as a bus or train, it is important to understand the unspoken rules of conduct in the shared space. Here are a few things to note:
◆ Be polite and respectful to others around you. For example, maintain an appropriate noise level when talking or making a phone call.
◆ If you are carrying a backpack or a large shoulder bag in a crowded public transit vehicle, keep it close to you, preferably at your feet to avoid hitting people with it as you walk by.
◆ Avoid pushing or touching others in order to make more room for yourself. Sometimes public transit can become very crowded, but it is important to keep calm and give others appropriate personal space.
◆ Have your proof of payment accessible in case you are asked to show it. 1、What is the advantages of using transit passes over buying tickets? A．Lower costs. C．Longer service hours.
B．Safer trips.
D．More use of transport.
2、How does the transportation system help people with disabilities? A．By offering fewer transportation options. B．By running special transport services. C．By limiting their mobility on city buses. D．By providing free rides in towns and cities.
3、What is considered impolite on public transportation? A．Lowering your speaking voice. C．Having your proof of payment at hand.
B．Placing backpacks at your feet. D．Staying close to other passengers.
22．Ask people in the UK what the words “Sunday roast” mean to them, and they’ll probably take （8分）you back to their grandmothers’ dining rooms --– maybe with a few stories of “the greatest puddings” and “the best ever steak”. But now the traditional Sunday roast seems to have been left back in the old days. According to the Daily Mail, just one in 50 British families sits down to this weekly meal together. There are many reasons why the roast is becoming less popular. In the busy modern world, where breakfast is a slice of toast eaten on the way to work or school and lunch is a quick sandwich in front of the computer screen, people just don’t seem to have the time or patience to make a roast.
And Sunday was once a day when people could easily go to the kitchen to cook. Nowadays, people are
often out shopping or at the cinema until it’s far too late to start thinking about heating the oven(烤箱) up. However, a recent article from The Telegraph warned against being carried away by our tight schedules: “It would be a shame to let this fine old tradition disappear.”
The Guardian further explained that the eating of the big meal is only the half of it. The Sunday roast also makes for relaxed morning activities in the kitchen, and the table becomes the perfect place to share good food and chat with family and friends. “For busy moms and dads, even if you can manage to turn off your mobile phone and the TV only once a week and turn the Sunday roast into a real family event, children can have fun cooking the food and clearing up together.” 1、The best title for the passage is probably _____. A．Sunday—Best Time for Family B．Sunday Roast Dying Out C．It’s the Perfect Time for Us D．Let’s Sit Down Together
2、Why do people pay less attention to Sunday roast? A．They have a busy lifestyle. B．They have no interest in cooking. C．They don’t think it worthwhile. D．They are living in the modern society.
3、What does the underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refer to? A．A recent article. B．A traditional kitchen. C．The fine old tradition. D．Sunday morning activity.
4、How does the author feel towards Sunday roast’s dying out? A．Doubtful. B．Positive. C．Sorry. D．Uncertain.
23．（8分） Babies have an astonishing talent that adults entirely lose. By the age of one, they can recognise the significant noises around them and group them into a language. When we have lost this capacity as adults, it becomes enormously difficult to distinguish between sounds that are glaringly different to a native speaker. It all sounds Greek to us. This is because the range of possible sounds that humans use to convey meaning may be as high as 2,000, but few languages use more than 100 and even then the significant noises－the phonemes (音素) of a language－each cover a range of sounds and so vague distinctions which would change the meaning of a word in other languages.
But where do these phonemes come from and why do they shift over time? New research suggests that the apparently arbitrary distribution of some sounds around the world may be partially explained by diet. This is unexpected. We’d rather think of language as product of our thought, rather than of the arrangement of our teeth. In reality, though, any given language must be both.
Hunter gatherer languages very seldom use the sounds known as labiodentals (唇齿音)－those such as f and v－that are made by touching the lower lip with the upper teeth. Only two of the hundreds of Australian aboriginal languages use them, for example. But in cultures that have discovered farming, these consonants (辅音) are much more common. The argument goes that farmers eat more cooked food and more dairy than hunter gatherers. Either way, they need to chew mush less, and to bite less with their front teeth. So farmers grew up with smaller lower jaws and more of an overbite than their ancestors who had to bite through harder foods. It became easier for them to make the labiodental consonants instead of purely labial (唇音) ones: one example is that f come to take the place of p. Romans said “pater” but English speakers (unless they’re Rees－Moggs) say “father”.
Beyond these particular changes, the story highlights the way in which everything distinctively human is both material and spiritual: speech must combine sound and meaning, and the meaning can ’t exist or be transmitted without a real object. But neither can it be reduced to the purely physical, as our inability to understand or even to recognise foreign languages makes clear. The food we eat shapes our jaws, and our jaws in turn shape the sounds of our language. The ease with which we eat probably shapes our thought too, as anyone who has suffered toothache could testify. What we eat may have shaped the sounds of our language, but how we eat changes how we feel and what we use language to express. A family meal is very different from a sandwich at the office desk, even if the calorie is the same. Food has purposes and meanings far beyond keeping us alive and pleasing the Palate (味觉). 1、Compared with adults, babies could more easily . A．create significant noises C．understand the Greek language
B．classify the forms of noises D．distinguish meaningful sounds
2、According to the passage, which of the following factors help shape language? A．Lips and teeth. C．Age and regions.
B．Jobs and habits. D．Food and thinking.
3、The reason for farmers' making sounds of “f” and “v” is . A．enjoying more cooked foods C．constantly chewing harder foods
B．biting more with front teeth D．growing up with lager lower jaws
4、By writing this passage, the author intends to reveal . A．jaws help shape our thought
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