2020年湖北省荆州中学高三英语一模试卷及答案
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2020年湖北省荆州中学高三英语一模试卷及答案
第一部分 阅读（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、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项
A
Looking to the future, we are now focusing on next year's tours. We are not presently taking bookings, but if
a specific tour lifts your spirits, why not mark your interest and we will contact you when the time is right.
Japan
October 2021
A centre for technology with natural beauty, Japan is a must-see destination for science and nature lovers.
Join us on a special journey across the country during its fantastic autumn to see its amazing landscapes, visit
leading scientific institutions and experience robotics and AI.
Antarctica
April to September 2021
Join us aboard the Magellan Explorer for an exciting adventure to South Georgia and the Antarctic Peninsula,
exploring the world's largest ocean reserve and best ocean ecosystem. Follow in the footstepsof the great
scientists while marveling（惊叹）at icebergs, ancient glaciers and ice flies onto volcanic beaches.
Italy
March and June 2021
Encounter the great scientific minds and discoveries of the Renaissance on a cultural adventure across two of
its cities, Florence and Bologna. Enjoy beautiful surroundings as you take in the wonderful collections, buildings
and churches that demonstrate the period across architecture and paintings.
Czech Republic
May and July 2021
Discover the legacy（遗产）of Kepler and Brahe in Prague, a city where astronomy, maths, medicine and
architecture connect. Kepler became the father of modern astronomy supported by the observational data from
Brahe.
1. What can travelers do in Japan?
A. Experience space travel.
B. Enjoy its spring landscape. C. Visit its scientific institutions .
D. Learn about its traditional culture.
2. Which of the following can you choose if you are free in August?
A. Japan. B. Italy.
C. Antarctica. D. Czech Republic .
3. What do Italy and Czech Republic havein common?
A. Astronomy. B. Architecture.
C. Paintings. D. Medicine .
B
Move over, helicopter parents. “Snowplow (扫雪机) parents” are the newest reflection of an intensive (强化的) parenting style that can include parents booking their adult children haircuts, texting their college kids to wake
them up so they don’t sleep through a test, and even calling their kids’ employers.
Helicopter parenting the practice of wandering anxiously near one’s children, monitoring their every activity,
is so 20th century. Some rich mothers and fathers now are more like snowplows: machines moving ahead, clearing
any difficulties in their children’s path to success, so they don’t have to suffer failure, frustration (挫折) or lose
opportunities.
It starts early, when parents get on wait lists for excellent preschools before their babies are born and try to
make sure their kids never do anything that may frustrate them. It gets more intense when school starts: running
forgotten homework to school or calling a coach to request that their children make the team.
Rich parents may have more time and money to devote to making sure their children don’t ever meet with
failure, but it’s not only rich parents practicing snowplow parenting. This intensive parenting has become the most
welcome way to raise children, regardless of income, education, or race.
Yes, it’s a parent’s job to support the children, and to use their adult wisdom to prepare for the future when
their children aren’t mature enough to do so. That’s why parents hide certain toys from babies to avoid getting
angry or take away a teenager’s car keys until he finishes his college applications.
But snowplow parents can take it too far, some experts say. If children have never faced a difficulty, what
happens when they get into the real world?
“Solving problems, taking risks and overcoming frustration are key life skills,” many child development
experts say, “and if parents don’t let their children experience failure, the children don’t acquire them.”
4. What do we know about snowplow parenting? A. It appeared before helicopter parenting.
B. It costs parents less than helicopter parenting.
C. It was a typical phenomenon of the 20th century.
D. It provides more than enough services for children.
5. What is mainly discussed about snowplow parenting in Paragraph 4?
A. Its cost. B. Its benefits. C. Its popularity. D. Its ending.
6. Why does the author mention parents’ taking away car keys?
A. To show teenagers are no better than babies.
B. To advise teenagers not to treat their cars as toys.
C. To advise parents not to buy cars for their teenagers.
D. To show it’s appropriate to help children when necessary.
