陕西省2020年高考英语模拟试题及答案（二）
（试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟）
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第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分) （略）
第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、BC和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
In 2018 to which we've just said goodbye, we've seen excellent movies such as Black Panther, Crazy Rich Asians and A Star Is Born. In 2019 there will be returns to classic movie characters and stories. Here are movies not to miss.
Spider-Man-.Far H0- July 5, US
Tom Holland, the actor of 2017's Spider-Man: Homecoming, returns to play Peter Parker, a high school student who gains superpowers after being bitten by a spider(蜘蛛). When we see him again in theaters, Spider – Man will have a new red - and – black suit. The movie will take Peter on a global adventure outside of the US. According to Marved Studios President Kevin Feige, Spider - Man will try a return to his “normal" self; he will try to find his old powers on his new journey.
Hobbs and Shaw, July 26,US
To most people the Fast and Furious series is all about crazy drivers racing in sports car. But in Hobbs and Shaw, humor is added to the action - packed thrills. The new film will hit US theaters on July 26. Famous English actor Jaso n Statham will star alongside Dwayne Johnson, “The Rock”, as Deckaid Shaw and Luke Hobbs respectively, as in their previous appearances in Fast and Furious 8. The action and chemistry really thrill their audience. But the new action scenes between an MI6 agent Hobbs and the killer Shaw will have to be good to beat their stand - off in the 2017 movie.
The Lion King, July 19, US
This is a brand - new version of the classic children’s film. The story of wide - eyed young lion Simba still remains in hearts of world audiences even after 25 years. In this re-telling, Simba again begins the difficult journey to become the King of the Pride Lands，a vast African prairie(大草原).The favorite part of the story for many has always been the friendship between Simba, Timon and Punibaa. The last two sacrifice all they have to help Simba to become the king. How will the new movie re-imagine their famous relationship?
1. Which movie will probably be most popular among children?
A. Spider - Man: Far From Home.
B. Hobbs and Shaw.
C. Fast and Furious 8.
D. The Lion King.
2. What do the three movies have in common?
A. The heroes have appeared in previous movies.
B. They have the complex plot and humor style.
C. They will be on in theaters in July worldwide.
D. Famous actors and actresses act in the movies.
3. What’s the writing purpose of the text?
A. To ask for movie reviews.
B. To make comments on the movies.
C. To encourage readers to watch films
D. To instruct readers to know styles of movie.
B
A simple project to help a family in need stopped Luke Mickelson in his tracks. In 2012, he and his family were inspired to build and donate a bunk bed, one bed on top of the other, after learning there were local children who slept on the floor. Shocked to discover how widespread this need was in his community, Mickelson founded Sleep in Heavenly Peace, a nonprofit that builds and delivers beds to children in need.
Born and raised in Idaho, Mickelson, now 41, had a thriving career. He coached his kids’ sports teams and fished in the nearby river. But when he met children who were sleeping on the floor, his peaceful life changed course.
Using safety guidelines and his daughter’s bunk bed as a model, Mickelson started buying wood and supplies to build beds with his own money. He recruited friends and family members to help around the holiday. As word spread, interest and involvement from his and other communities flooded—along with Mickelson’s bunk bed output. “That first project, we built 11 bunk beds in my garage,” he said. “The next year, we did 15. Then it doubled every year. In 2017, we built 612 bunk beds.”
With the motto “No kid sleeps on the floor in our town”, the nonprofit and its more than 65 branches have built and delivered more than 1,500 free beds to children across America. But along with the rapid growth, Mickelson was faced with a tough choice: advancing his career or his nonprofit. He chose the latter and went from making “great money to zero money”. He’s never looked back. “I found that the need I have isn’t financial,” he said. “The need I have is seeing the joy on kids’ faces, knowing that I can make a difference.”
4. Why did Mickelson set up Sleep in Heavenly Peace?
A. To help the poor children.
B. To make a big fortune.
C. To inspire his community.
D. To get more donations.
5. What do we know about Luke Mickelson?
A. He had his own fish farm.
B. He changed his career from time to time.
C. He used to sleep on the floor when he was a kid.
D. He originally had a relaxing and pleasant life.
6. How did other peop le react to Mickelson’s project?
A. They showed little interest in it.
B. They were supportive and involved in it.
C. They were doubtful about the safety of the bunk bed.
D. They volunteered to buy beds with their own money.
7. What is Mickelson’s attitude to the nonprofit?
A. Ambiguous
B. Defensive.
C. Cautious.
D. Positive.
C
Learning how to face silence in conversation is an important skill especially when working across cultures.
In international negotiations, experienced negotiator (谈判者) stay silent and impassive on purpose because that will make others feel uncomfortable and possibly make compromises without having to do anything. Americans especially can’t stand silence, so they often are the first to break the silence and sometimes might be at a disadvantage in negotiations.
So what’s the best response? Set your jaw and wait it out. Don’t offer a compromise just because they
are not speaking. If you have to say something, ask a direct question, such as “What’s your initial reaction to that offer?” Once a silence is getting into 45 seconds you could say, “Let’s come back to that in a minute and go on with the next part of our negotiation.”
In presentations, silence can be far more effective than dramatic passion (热情). Before starting, look at the audie nce and be silent for a moment because that says, “I’m in control. I know what I’m doing. I’m confident.”
A classic example was when Apple co-founder Steve Jobs launched the first iPhone. He introduced with many pauses so that you didn’t miss his key point s. Because silence makes us nervous, our natural reaction is that we’d better pay attention, there’s something going on here.
Equally, when giving a speech to staff or trainees, pauses count-especially if there are negatives. If you keep talking you’re spoon feeding. Give people a moment of silence to get beyond the emotional response and to start thinking consciously and processing.
Silence can be an inward-focused thoughtful activity or an outward stillness where you give yourself the time to watch and think and listen to the world around you. Having observed the use of silence in Finland and also among the Blackfeet Nation, a North American Indian tribe in northern Montana in the US, we can see benefits far beyond wheeling and dealing.
Silence can be a very powerful point for understanding ourselves, understanding others, for developing better common understanding and more productive outcomes and that applies to business, politics, education, law, medicine, every area of human life.
8. What is most likely to be Americans idea?
A. Speaking less gives the upper hand
B. The shorter talking gaps are, the better.
C. A silent man is the best one to listen to
D. Speak out what you have in your mind.
9. What is the purpose of the example of Steve Jobs?
A. To show the wisdom of Steve Jobs.
B. To explain silence can be more effective.
C. To introduce how to make a presentation.
D. To prove silence can ease one’s nervousness.
10. What is the meaning of the underlined words “spoon feeding” in Paragraph 6?
A. Supporting some person with any selfless help.
B. Feeding somebody patiently with a small spoon.
C. Giving others some new ideas to think over carefully.
D. Using a way that discourages independent thought.
11. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Silence is the best defense.
B. Silence in negotiations is of great help.
C. Learning the skills about silence is important.
D. Silence has different meanings in difficult culture.
D
British people work some of the longest hours in Europe, but are among the least productive. Now some companies are shortening the working week to increase efficiency, health and happiness.
Rich Leigh has introduced a four-day week at his PR company. In fact, his entire company has Friday off, because his firm has adopted a four-day week. It is one of a handful of UK businesses that now operate like this: staff still get paid their previous five-day salary, but they work a day less. The company found that they achieved just as much—and there were even sighs of growth. “The key to the scheme’s success,” Leigh says, “is how happy our employees now are.”
The average British worker takes only a 34 minute lunch break and works 10 hours overtime each week (more often than not this is unpaid). Yet UK productivity falls seriously behind their European neighbors, who tend to work fewer hours.
British working practices have caused loss and damage to the nation’s health and happiness. More than half a million workers in the UK were signed off with work-related stress or anxiety last year. Moreover, the work landscape itself is changing. Automation and AI will have a significant impact on the labor market, where unsteady work becomes more common.
Britain is the only EU member that allows workers to ignore the EU working time limit and work longer ho urs. For campaigners, now is the time for a change. O’Grady, an advocate, argues that where businesses have increased their profits as a result of automation, success should be shared with workers in the form of reduced hours. “It’s time to share the benef its from new technology, not allowing those at the top to grab them for themselves.” she says.
12. We can learn from the passage that ________.
A. British people are the least productive in the world
B. Most companies in Britain have conducted a four-day week
C. PR company has witnessed a rise in employees’ happiness
D. British people work longer and get more payment than other countries
13. Which is the proper description of British working practices?
A. The working time of British workers is within the EU limit.
B. In terms of productivity, Britain is beaten by the United States.
C. Profits gained from new technology are on the decrease.
D. Automation and AI are likely to cause an instable work market.
14. Which can be inferred from O’Grady’ s words in the last paragraph?
A. It’s time for employers to share the increased profits created by automation.
B. Workers should benefit from automation in the form of less working hours.
C. New technology should belong to both businesses and workers.
D. Businesses can’t make more profits without new technology.
15. What is the author’s purpose of writing the passage?
A. To introduce some British firms’ switch to a four-day working week.
B. To explain the reasons why British workers suffer stress and anxiety.
C. To appeal for more reasonable working conditions.
D. To present the current productivity problem in Britain.
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。
Some people put their bicycles away once they learn how to drive a car. For many people, bicycling is not just an easy way of getting around town but also an exciting sport. _____16_____.
One kind of race is the time trial. Each racer leaves the starting line at a different time and heads hard for the finish line. The cyclist who covers the distance in the shortest amount of time wins the race.
_____17_____, because the bicycles are spread out and are not likely to run into each other.
Another kind of race is more difficult. A few city blocks are closed to traffic. Then all the racers line up in a tight pack and begin racing at the same time. _____18_____. The race requires more than speed. It also requires skillful handling of the bicycle as it runs at full speed around other bicycles. The racer who completes all the laps first is the winner.
___19___. Racers have to cover anywhere from 35 miles to almost 3,000 miles. The race course may be a straight stretch of road or a long series of roads across the country. The prize goes to the first person
who crosses the finish line.
Between races cyclists stay in condition by doing exercise that builds their strength so that they can keep riding for long periods of time. _____20_____, they often join bicycling groups and become licensed racers. Then they can enter special races all over the country. If y ou’re a cyclist, keep practicing. You could become a star.
A. As cyclists become more experienced
B. A time trial is a very safe race for beginners
C. Serious cyclists often arrange to take part in races
D. Road races are usually the longest cycling contests
E. Most people will seize possible chances to get around town
F. They cover many laps, going around and around the city blocks
G. When cyclists still need to build themselves up for those special races
第三部分语言知识运用(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。
Why study history?
People live in the present. They plan for the ___21___. History, however, is the study of the past. Given all the ___22___ and pressures that come from living in the present and ___23___ what is yet to come, why bother with what has been? Given all the available branches of knowledge, why insist - as most ___24___ systems do - on history? And why urge many students to study even more history than they are ___25___ to?
Any subject of study needs ___26___: supporters must explain why it is worth ___27___. Like most widely accepted ___28___, history attracts people who simply ___29___ the information and modes of thought involved. But for people who are less interested in the subject and more ___30___ about why they should bother with it, a clearer explanation of its purpose is required.
___31___ do not perform heart transplants, improve highway design, or arrest criminals. In a society that quite correctly expects education to serve ___32___ purposes, history’s functions can seem more difficult to ___33___ than those of engineering or medicine. History is in fact very useful, actually
___34___, but the products of historical study are often less ___35___ and immediate than those of other
subjects.
History helps us understand people, societies and how they ___36___. For example, how can we
___37___ past wars (and future threats) without using historical materials? Unfortunately, major aspects of a society’s operation cannot be set up as precise experimen ts. ___38___, history must serve, however imperfectly, as our ___39___, helping us understand who we are and why we do what we do. This, fundamentally, is why we cannot ___40___ history.
21. A. process B. result C. future D. environment
22. A. causes B. demands C. choices D. orders
23. A. avoiding B. fearing C. celebrating D. anticipating
24. A. financial B. social C. educational D. political
25. A. required B. invited C. forced D. permitted
26. A. direction B. exploration C. justification D. revolution
27. A. assessment B. attention C. expectation D. mention
28. A. subjects B. concepts C. topics D. concerns
29. A. provide B. receive C. share D. like
30. A. doubtful B. worried C. thoughtful D. certain
31. A. Supporters B. Historians C. Audiences D. Teachers
32. A. public B. multiple C. different D. useful
33. A. define B. expect C. satisfy D. ignore
34. A. optional B. attractive C. accessible D. essential
35. A. valuable B. interesting C. obvious D. instructive
36. A. imagine B. behave C. fight D. fade
37. A. prevent B. remember C. evaluate D. declare
38. A. Consequently B. Alternatively C. Fortunately D. Admittedly
39. A. library B. laboratory C. clinic D. museum
40. A. make up for B. give in to C. get close to D. stay away from 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
Xu Lizhen, a 74-year-old lady, has been acting as a tour guide for nearly 20 years in Yang Shuo, Gui Lin,___41___is a city known both in China and abroad for its beautiful landscape. ___42___ she attended
only primary school when she was young, she can now speak approximately 11 foreign
languages___43___(fluent).
Since 20 years ago, tourists___44___( show )affection for Yang Shuo, including a great many foreigners, In order to make a___45___(live), Xu Lizhen began to sell water. However, she could hardly make any money at first because foreigners didn't understand her accent. She tried to imitate
the___46___(pronounce) of the foreigners, take notes and learn them___47___heart. If she came across tourists who can speak both Chinese and a foreign language, she would ask them to translate their words many times so that she could remember them___48___(well). It is in this way that the old granny masters 11 languages, such as English, French, Russian, Korean. Now, she has no difficulty at
all___49___(communicate) with foreign friends in simple oral English. She is also _____50_____(refer) to as Mother Moon for her kindness among tourists.
第四部分写作(共两节，满分35分)
第一节短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)
51.假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Dear Kate,
I have good news to tell you. The World Adolescent Robotics Competition will held in Shanghai at the end of July. Hear that you once took part in the competition last year and won an award, I intend to invite you to join in our team in the coming competition. I am sure that your involvement will not only help us win the award and also strengthen the friendship between our school.
Now they are preparing for the competition actively. Because you had more experience than us, I also send you our training plan, about that I wish to get your advice. We sincere hope that we can participate in a competition as team partners.
I’m looking fo rward to your reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节书面表达(满分25分)
52.你班英语课上以“I Have A Dream”为题进行“说”的练习，请你写一份讲稿，内容包括：
1．你的梦想是什么；
2．你为何有此梦想；
3．你如何实现梦想。
注意：
1．词数不少于50；
2．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Hello, everybody!
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参考答案
第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分) （略）
第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)
1. D
2. A
3. B
4. A
5. D
6. B
7. D
8. B
9. B 10. D
11. C 12. C 13. D 14. B 15. A
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)
16. C 17. B 18. F 19. D 20. A
第三部分语言知识运用(共两节，满分45分
第一节(共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分)
21. C 22. B 23. D 24. C 25. A 26. C 27. B 28. A 29. D 30. A
31. B 32. D 33. A 34. D 35. C 36. B 37. C 38. A 39. B 40. D
第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)
41. which 42. Though/ Although/While 43. fluently 44. have shown
45. living 46. pronunciation 47. by 48. better 49. communicating 50. referred
第四部分写作(共两节，满分35分)
第一节短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)
51.改错依次为：
（1）held之前加be （2）Hear→Hearing （3）Join in去掉in （4）and→but
（5）school→ schools （6）they→we（7）had→have （8）that→ which
（9）sincere→ sincerely（10）a→the
第二节书面表达(满分25分)
52.例文：
Hello, everybody! I’m very glad to share my dream with you.
I have a dream that one day I could be a pianist. I dream of playing a sweet tune for those who need music, bringing happiness to sorrowful souls and enthusiasm to weary spirits.
I love music, and I love the feeling of playing music in front of the audience. Of all the instruments, the delicate yet powerful sound a piano makes impresses me most.
It’s clear that I have a long way to go before I realize my dream. Therefore, I will practice every day as
long as time permits and learn as many songs as I can. I will put my heart into my pursuit of music and never give up.
I am confident that one day my dream will come true. Thank you.