13. 细节理解题。根据Davis had invented a process for making rivets (铆钉) for jeans. These little metal connectors helped hold the pieces of cloth together to make the jeans stronger.得知本文主要大卫发明柳钉牛仔裤是为了使牛仔裤更结实，更耐穿。故选A。
14. 推理判断题。根据In it, he says jeans represent two American values: creativity and rebellion. Cowboys wore jeans in the old Wild West. In the 1950s, people saw famous Hollywood actors like James Dean and Marlon Brando wearing jeans in movies.得知牛仔裤代表美国人的价值观：创新和叛逆。在美国牛仔裤深受人民喜爱。故选C。
15. 主旨大意题。根据That is another way of saying blue jeans. It is an old Hindi word meaning coarse calico, or denim. The word came from the name of a village that is now Mumbai.得知本文主要讲述的是牛仔裤的历史。故选A。
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。
In the early days of the Ming Dynasty, that is, early in the 15th century, China was an advanced country in the world, with a booming economy and prosperous culture.___16___ Between 1405 and 1433, Zheng He was ordered seven times to make voyages to these countries, known as “Zheng He’s voyages to the west seas”.
In 1405, a huge fleet of more than 300 ships manned by over 27,800 men set sail from Liujia Harbor near Suzhou on a distant voyage under the command of Zheng He.___17___ The fleet sailed along China’s coast to Champa close to Vietnam and after crossing the South China Sea, visited Java, Sumatra and reached Sri Lanka finally. On the way back, it sailed along the west coast of India and returned home in 1407.___18___
In all, he had made calls at over 30 countries and territories.___19___ No matter what country he visited, he called on the ruler of the land, presenting to him valuable gifts to express China’s sincere desire to develop friendly relations.___20___ They sent the emperor zebras, giraffes, shells, elephant ivory and rhinoceros-horn medicine.
The voyages by Zheng He strengthened the friendly relations between China and other countries in Asia and Africa and led to cultural and economic exchange between them. Therefore, his expeditions could rightfully be called “one of greatest achievements in mankind’s history of navigation”. A. Zheng served as commander of the fleet. B. The response of the rulers was very generous. C. On board the ships were large quantities of goods.
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D. The Great Ming Empire launched a series of marine activities.
E. On each voyage, Zheng He acted as the representative of the Ming court.
F. All this had taken place about half a century before Columbus’ voyage to America. G. Zheng He’s second and third voyages taken shortly after, followed the same route. 【答案】16. D 17. C 18. G 19. E 20. B
【解析】15世纪初的明朝，国力强盛，经济发达，文化兴旺。明成祖即位后，为了加强与东南亚国家的联系，也借此炫耀大明帝国的国威，开始了一连串大规模的海上活动。从公元1405到1433年，受明成祖派遣，郑和先后七次率领庞大的船队进行远航。这就是著名的“郑和下西洋”。
16. 根据空格后He was ordered seven times to make voyages to these countries,得知郑和先后七次远航，可以判断出前面是明朝开始了一系列海上活动。故选D。
17. 根据空格前In 1405, a huge fleet of more than 300 ships manned by over 27,800 men set sail from Liujia Harbor near Suzhou on a distant voyage under the command of Zheng得知1405年，一支由27800多人和300余艘船只组成的庞大船队，在郑和的指挥下首次下西洋。可以判断出船上装载着大量的货物。故选C。 18. 根据He was ordered seven times to make voyages to these countries,和空格前的路线得知郑和回国后不久又进行了第二、第三次西洋航行，基本沿着同一航线。故选G。
19. 根据空格后No matter what country he visited, he called on the ruler of the land得知，他每到一个国家，都会拜访这个国家的元首，并通过赠送贵重的礼物来表达明政府愿意和其建立和发展友好关系的愿望，可以判断出郑和每次远航时，他的身份都是明朝的外交使节和贸易代表。故选E。
20. 根据空格后They sent the emperor zebras, giraffes, shells, elephant ivory and rhinoceros-horn medicine.得知郑和以这种方式为中国帝王获得了大量的象牙和犀牛角药材，他还把诸如斑马长颈鹿之类的珍稀动物引进了中国。，可以判断出 那些国家元首也很大方。故选B。 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分4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四个选项（A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
It was a hot summer day, the boy decided to swim in the lake behind his house.___21___ to dive into the cool water, he left behind shoes, socks and shirt as he ran out of the back door. He ___22___ into the water and swam toward the middle of the lake, unaware of the danger of an alligator (短吻鳄) swimming toward the shore.___23___, in the house his mother was looking out of the window, only to find the two getting closer and closer.___24___ she could think twice, she rushed immediately toward
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the water, yelling to her son as loudly as she could.
Hearing her voice, the little boy became ___25___ and made a U-turn to swim to his mother. However, it was too late. Just as he reached her, the alligator ___26___ his legs as quickly as a flash. From the shore, the mother grabbed her little boy by the ___27___ tightly.
Then began a ___28___ tug-of-war between the two. The alligator was much stronger than the mother, but the mother was much too ___29___ to let go. A farmer ___30___ to drive by. Hearing the screams, he raced from his truck, took aim and shot the alligator.
___31___, after weeks and weeks in the hospital, the little boy survived. His legs were ___32___ with scars caused by the vicious attack of the animal and on his arms were deep scratches where his mother’s fingernails ___33___ into his flesh in her effort to hang on to the son she loved.
The newspaper reporter who interviewed the boy after the accident asked if he would show him his scars. The boy ___34___ his pant legs. And then, he said ___35___ to the reporter, “But look at my arms. I have great scars on my arms, too. I have them because my mom ___36___ let go.”
We have ___37___, too. No, not from an alligator, but from a painful past. Some of those scars are ugly and have caused us shame and deep ___38___. However, some wounds make us feel ___39___ and proud because someone refuses to release his hands. In your struggle, he is always there ___40___ you. 21. A. Eager B. Happy C. Ready D. Willing 22. A. swam B. stepped C. jumped D. dropped
23. A. After a while B. In the meanwhile C. Long before D. Before long 24. A. Before B. After C. When D. While 25. A. pleased B. amazed C. worried D. alarmed 26. A. bit B. swallowed C. touched D. reached 27. A. hair B. arms C. legs D. feet
28. A. fierce B. nervous C. extreme D. funny 29. A. frightened B. shocked C. upset D. determined 30. A. used B. seemed C. happened D. was
31. A. Clearly B. Accidentally C. Hopefully D. Fortunately 32. A. marked B. kept C. filled D. spotted 33. A. buried B. put C. dug D. sunk 34. A. rose B. lifted C. moved D. rid
35. A. sadly B. angrily C. gladly D proudly
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36. A. couldn’t B. wouldn’t C. shouldn’t D. mustn’t 37. A. stories B. lives C. scars D. experiences 38. A. touch B. memory C. regret D. pleasure 39. A. painful B. lively C. great D. strong
40. A. holding on to B. catching up with C. looking forward to D. sticking to
【答案】21. A 22. C 23. B 24. A 25. D 26. A 27. B 28. A 29. D 30. C 31. D 32. A 33. C 34. B 35. D 36. B 37. C 38. C 39. C 40. A
【解析】这篇短文中作者主要讲述了一位母亲河边奋力从鳄鱼口中救儿子的故事，体现了母爱的无私和伟大。 21. 考查形容词。句意：男孩特渴望跳入凉爽的水中，把鞋衣服脱下冲出后门A. Eager 渴望的； B. Happy 快乐的；C. Ready 准备好的； D. Willing 乐意的。根据前面那是一个炎热的夏日，男孩决定在他的房子后面的湖里游泳。可以判断出天气炎热男孩急切想跳到水里凉快一下。故选A。
22. 考查动词。句意：男孩跳入水中游向湖中央。 A. swam 游泳；B. stepped 迈步；C. jumped 蹦跳； D. dropped 掉落。根据常识得知先跳入水中才能游泳的。这里跳入凸显了男孩急切想到水里凉快一下。故选C。 23. 考查介词短语辨析。句意：与此同时，男孩的妈妈在家里看到鳄鱼离孩子越来越近。. A. After a while一会儿以后；B. In the meanwhile 同时；C. Long before很久以前；D. Before long 不久以后。根据后面妈妈看到鳄鱼在朝着儿子游去，可以得知这是同时发生的。故选B。
24. 考查时间副词。句意：她没有多想，就立刻冲到水里。A. Before之前；B. After 之后；C. When 当时；D. While 尽管，当…时。.通过immediately可以判断出男孩妈妈在犹豫之前就去救儿子。故选A。
25. 考查形容词。句意：听到妈妈的声音，小男孩警觉起来，朝着妈妈游回去。.A. pleased 高兴的；B. amazed 惊讶的； C. worried 担心的；D. alarmed 警觉的。听到妈妈说有鳄鱼，孩子警惕起来。故选D。
26. 考查形容词。句意：当孩子快游到妈妈那里，鳄鱼咬住了男孩的腿. A. bit 咬；B. swallowed 吞咽； C. touched 碰触；D. reached 到达。根据然而太晚了，可以判断出男孩被咬住了。故选A。
27. 考查形容词。句意：从岸边，妈妈紧紧抓住男孩的胳膊。A. hair 头发；B. arms 手臂；C. legs 腿部； D. feet脚丫。鳄鱼咬住了男孩的腿，妈妈只能使劲拽孩子的手臂。故选B。
28. 考查形容词。句意：接着妈妈和鳄鱼之间展开了激烈地争夺。.A. fierce 凶猛的，激烈的； B. nervous紧张的； C. extreme 极其的；D. funny 好笑的。故选A。
29. 考查形容词。句意：尽管鳄鱼更加强壮，但是这位母亲更有决心不放手。. A. frightened 害怕的；B. shocked惊讶的；C. upset 失望的；D. determined 有决心的。too…to太而…不，这里体现了母爱的伟大，母亲就孩子的决心之大。故选D。
30. 考查形容词。句意：有一个农民正好从此处驶过。. A. used 使用； B. seemed 看起来； C. happened 发生；D. was 是。在这个紧急关头，碰巧有个农民路过射击鳄鱼帮助救下了小男孩。故选C。
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31. 考查形容词。句意：幸运的是，经过几周医院的治疗，小男孩活了下来。. A. Clearly清楚地； B. Accidentally 偶然地；C. Hopefully 有希望地； D. Fortunately 幸运地。小男孩活了下来这当然是幸运的。故选D。
32. 考查形容词。句意：男孩腿上都是邪恶动物攻击后留下的伤疤。. A. marked 标志；B. kept 保持；C. filled 填满； D. spotted 看见。be marked with被标上，有；腿上留有鳄鱼留下的伤疤。故选A。
33. 考查形容词。句意：男孩胳膊上都是妈妈在救他时指甲留下的伤痕。. A. buried 埋葬；B. put 放置；C. dug 挖掘；D. sunk 下沉。妈妈不顾一切的救孩子，指甲掐入孩子的肉里了。故选C。
34. 考查形容词。句意：男孩提起裤腿。A. rose 上升；B. lifted 提起；C. moved 移动；D. rid 骑着。前面记者询问是否可以让他看看伤疤，当然孩子抬起裤腿才可以看到。故选B。
35. 考查形容词。句意：然后他自豪地对记者说。.A. sadly悲伤地；B. angrily 生气地；C. gladly 高兴地；D proudly 自豪地。根据说话的内容和feel ___19___ and proud得知妈妈救小男孩时，在小男孩手臂上留下的疤痕让他更骄傲。故选D。
36. 考查形容词。句意：我有这些疤痕是因为妈妈不会放手。 A. couldn’t 不能；B. wouldn’t 不会；C. shouldn’t 不应该； D. mustn’t 禁止。妈妈拼命救自己不会放弃自己。故选B。
37. 考查形容词。句意：我们每个人都有伤疤。 .A. stories 故事；B. lives 生活；C. scars 伤疤；D. experiences 经历。下面说不是来自鳄鱼咬后留下的伤疤而是痛苦的过去留下的。故选C。
38. 考查形容词。句意：一些伤疤如此丑陋让我们感到羞愧后悔。 .A. touch 接触；B. memory 记忆；C. regret 后悔；D. pleasure 愉快。根据and前面的shame可以推断出让人羞愧后悔。故选C。
39. 考查形容词。句意：然而一些伤口让我们感到伟大和骄傲。. A. painful 痛苦的；B. lively 生动的；C. great 伟大的；D. strong 强壮的。因为有人在我们遇到危险时不放手这是我们感受到伟大。故选C。
40. 考查形容词。句意：在你挣扎过程中，有人一直和你一起奋斗. A. holding on to 坚持；B. catching up with 追上；C. looking forward to 期待；D. sticking to 坚持。.根据上文的 in her effort to hang on to the son she loved.得知有人一直不放弃你。故选A。 【名师点睛】
叙述性的完形填空考查的内容除对文章主旨的理解外还涉及到细节的判断和推理，这正是这类题型的难度所在之处。掌握一些解题技巧很有必要。
（一）前后呼应法
做完形填空时，要始终抓住文章本身，联系“双语境”来判断，既大语境——全文中心和基调，小语境——空格前后句子所构成的语境；再根据前有伏笔后有呼应的思路来做题。如：第18题 C，根据and前面的shame可以推断出让人羞愧后悔,表示并列，所以选C. regret 后悔；而其他选项都没有给出相应的事情来呼应。
（二）同义复现法
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2020届高三英语上学期第一次质量检查试题（含解析）（新版）新目标版
