2020届全国学海大联考新高考押题信息考试(四)英语试卷

江苏省2020年高考英语名师押题密卷（4）第一部分听力(共两节，满分20分)略第二部分英语知识运用(共两节，满分35分)第一节单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

21.Teachers have to constantly update their knowledge in order to maintain their professional_______.A. consequenceB. independenceC. competenceD. intelligence22.—Why do you suggest we buy a new machine?—Because the old one has been damaged_______.A. beyond reachB. beyond repairC. beyond controlD. beyond description23.You may not have played very well today, but at least you’ve got through to the next round and_______.A. tomorrow never comesB. tomorrow is another dayC. never put off till tomorrowD. there is no tomorrow24.Nine in ten parents saidthere were significant differences in their approach to educating theirchildren compared with_______ of their parents.A. thoseB. oneC. bothD. that25.In that school, English is compulsory for all students, but French and Russian are_______.A. specialB. regionalC. optionalD. original26.—Hi, Torry, can I use your computer for a while this afternoon?—Sorry._______.A. It’s repairedB. It has been repairedC. It’s being repairedD. It had been repaired27.The Science Museum,_______ we visited during a recent trip to Britain, is one of London’s tourist attractions.A. whichB. whatC. thatD. where28.It was never clear_______the man hadn’t reported the accident sooner.A. thatB. howC. whenD. why29.The fact that so many people still smoke in public places_______that we may needa nationwide campaign to raise awareness of the risks of smoking.A. suggestB. suggestsC. suggestedD. suggesting30.It sounds like something is wrong with the car's engine._______, we’d better take it to the garage immediately.A. OtherwiseB. If notC. But for thatD. If so31.In order to offer their children a better education, many parents will send themto college ____ it takes, even if that means a huge amount of debt.A.whatB. thatC. whateverD. however32. a diary every day and you’ll improve your writing.A. KeepingB. To keepC. KeepD. If you keep33. the news, so far, has been good, there may be bad days ahead.A. WhenB. WhileC. IfD. Since34. So far as I know, more than one person _______connected with the accident.A. isB. hasC. areD. have35.Paris serves both as the political center of the nation and as_______.A. the cultural center alsoB. being a cultural centerC. to be a center of cultural activityD. a center of cultural activity第二节完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

2020届全国学海大联考新高考原创考前信息试卷（四）英语★祝考试顺利★注意事项：1、考试范围：高考范围。

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1. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. Turning on the light.B. Power failure.C. Buyingair-conditioning2. How does the man usually go to work?A.By bus.B. By car.C. On foot.3. What color does the man prefer to paint the bedroom?A.Light blue.B. YellowC. Pink.4. Where was the man last night?A.In the library.B. At home.C. At the concert.5. What do we know about the man?A.He likes driving.B. He enjoys traveling by car.C. He used to have a car.第二节（共15小题海小题1. 5分，满分22. 5分）听下面5段对话或独白。

2020届高三英语第四次联考试卷及答案解析第一部分阅读（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AA Lifelong Devotion to Keeping People FedYuan Longping is a Chinese agricultural scientist and educator, known for developing the hybrid rice varieties.Yuan graduated from the Southwest Agriculture Institute in 1953 andbegan his teaching career at an agriculture school.In the 1960s, when a serious food shortage sweptChina, Yuan decided to devote himself to studying how to increase the yields of rice. He then began a lifelong connection with rice.Yuan succeeded in growing the world’s first high-yielding hybrid rice varieties in 1973, which could reach a yield of over 500 kg per mu (about 0.067 hectares), rising from the previous yield of only 300 kg per mu. For the next four decades, he continued to work on research and development of hybrid rice, achieving increasingly higher outputs. In 2020, hybrid rice developed by Yuan’s team achieved 1,500 kilograms per mu in two growing seasons, a new world record.InChina, where rice is the main food for the majority of the 1.4 billion people, the planting area of hybrid rice has reached 16 million hectares, or 57 % of the total planting area of rice, helping feed an extra 80 million people a year.Hybrid rice has also been grown in over 40 countries, including theU.S.,Brazil,India,Vietnam, thePhilippinesandMadagascar. The total planting area of the hybrid rice has reached 8 million hectares overseas.Even after a great success, Yuan never held himself back from making new breakthroughs. In 2017, his team started to grow seawater rice inQingdao. The rice was designed to grow in saline-alkaline land and survive even after being completely in seawater. His team planned to develop a type of seawater rice that could be planted in 6.67 million hectares of saline-alkaline land acrossChinato boost the country’s rice harvest by about 20 %. In 2018, Yuan’s team was invited to plant the saline-alkaline tolerant rice in experimental fields inDubai, which achieved huge success. In June 2020, his team started to grow seawater rice on a farm at an altitude of 2,800 meters in northwestChina’sQinghaiProvince. The experiment succeeded.Yuan had two dreams — to “enjoy the cool under the rice crops taller than men” and that hybrid rice could be grown all over the world to help solve the global food shortage.1. What made Yuan Longping decide to study rice?A. A serious food shortage.B. Agriculture development.C. His interest in the rice experiment.D. His wish to plant the tallest rice in the world.2. From the passage, we know that Yuan Longping ________.A. developed a variety of hybrid riceB. worked as a scientist after graduationC. started to grow seawater rice inDubaiin 2017D. grew the first high-yielding hybrid rice varieties in 19533. We can infer from the passage that Yuan Longping’s most outstanding qualities are________.A. modest and outgoingB. honest and creativeC. generous and optimisticD. responsible and devotedBThere is an old Chinese proverb that states “One generation plants the trees; another gets the shade,” and this is how it should be with mothers and daughters. The relationship between a mother and a daughter is sometimes confusing. The relationship can be similar to friendship. However, the mother and daughter relationship has unique characteristics that distinguish it from a friendship. These characteristics include responsibilities and unconditional love, whichprecludemothers and daughters from being best friends.Marina, 27 years old, said, “I love spending time with my mom, but I wouldn’t consider her my best friend. Best friends don’t pay for your wedding. Best friends don’t remind you how they carried you in their body and gave you life! Best friends don’t tell you how wise they are because they have been alive at least 20 years longer than you.” This doesn’t mean that the mother and daughter relationship can’t be very close and satisfying. This generation of mothers and adult daughters has a lot in common, which increases the likelihood of shared companionship. Mothers and daughters have always shared the common experience of being homemakers, responsible for maintaining(保持) and passing on family values and traditions. Today contemporary mothers and daughters also share the experience of work and technology, which may bring them even closer together.Best friends may ormay not continue to be best friends, but for better or worse; the mother and daughter relationship is permanent, even if for some unfortunate reason they aren’t speaking. Sometimes this is not an equal relationship. Daughters don’t always feel responsible for their mother’s emotional well-being. But mothers never stop being mothers, which includes frequently wanting to protect their daughters and often feeling responsible for their happiness. The mother and daughter relationship is a relationship that is not replaceable byany other. Mothers always “trump(胜过)” friends.4. What does the underlined word “preclude” in paragraph 1 probably mean?A. differ.B. benefit.C. prevent.D. change.5. What can we learn from what Marina said?A. Best friends will not spend money on her wedding.B. Best friends will not remind her of important issues in life.C. Her mother is wiser on account of her age.D. Her mother is definitely not her best friend.6. Why can a mother and a daughter build a even closer relationship today?A. Because they share advanced technology with each other.B. Because they work together to support the whole family.C. Because they experience the same values and traditions.D. Because they have common experience in life and work.7. What is the text mainly about?A. How to build a good mother and daughter relationship.B. A mother-daughter relationship is irreplaceable.C. Mothers want to be daughters’ friends.D. A daughter is a mother’s best friend.CChimps use loud calls and gestures to make their feelings known but until now, the exact meaning for individual movements has remained a mystery. Now researchers believe they have translated the key gestures used in the chimp community and identified their intentions for the first time.From 4,351 gestures, experts were able to identify 66 that are used for 19 specific message meanings, including showing a foot to tell a child they can climb on their back. The researchers were able to narrow down these 66 gestures to 36 that are used intentionally to achieve 15 purposes. The translations were made by Dr Catherine Hobaiter and her colleagues at St Andrews University in Scotland.Dr Hobaiter used behavior sampling and filmed all recorded cases of gestural communication. Other gestures include stomping their feet to ask another chimp to stop what they are doing, and slapping objects together to ask another to follow them. Of the 19 meanings,17 encouraged interactions to start, or to develop, such as “move closer,” and “change play”. Some of the gestures were found to have more than one meaning. and only 10 of the66 gestures were used for only a single meaning.Researchers collected a total of 471 video clips from two social groups of chimps at a shelter near Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. As well as identifying what the gesture means, they also discovered the technique needed to increase the chances of success.“Human children use gestures to communicate before they produce their first words, and their earliest gestures typically appear around 10 months of age,” explained the researchers. “In great apes, there is good evidence that language-trained individuals are capable of acquiring and understanding signals, but this is far less clear in their natural communication. ”8. Chimps slap the objects to____________.A. tell others to stop what they are doingB. ask others chimps to join themC. gather other chimps to move closerD. encourage interactions to start9. What did researchers find after studying 471 video clips?A. Chimps trained in language are good at understanding signals.B. Two social groups of chimps live at a shelter near Kinshasa.C. Language-trained individuals do well in natural communication.D. Chimps’earliest gestures appear around 10 months of age.10. How is the last paragraph developed?A. By analyzing causes.B. By examining differences.C By making comparisons. D. By following time order.11. What can be a suitable title for the text?A A New Research on Chimps B. Human Children and ChimpsC. Getting the Chimps Trained for LanguageD. Translating the Sign Language of ChimpsDWhat is the secret of happiness? A new study finds that happiness comes from exercise. People who exercise actively bring themselves happiness equal to earning an extra $25,000 ayear.Instead of recording extra hours at work in hopes of getting a raise, maybe you should hit the gym instead, as it could make you just as happy as that extra money. An interesting new study, published in the Lancet, found that people who are physically active have a greater sense of well—being than those who are inactive-and that active individuals feel as good as inactive people who earn $ 25,000 more per year.Researchers from Oxford and Yale Universities used data gathered from more than 1.2milion Americans. Theywere asked, “How many times have you felt mentally unwell in the past30 days. for example, due to stress, depression, or emotional problems?” Participants were also asked about their exercise habits and were able to choose from 75 diverse physical activities, including doing housework and childcare, running, weightlifting, and cycling. The researchers found that people who exercise regularly feel bad for an average of 35 days per year, while inactive people feel bad for an additional 18 days.All exercise types were associated with a lower mental health burden. Social physical activities（that is to say, team sports such as football, basketball, etc）had an even more positive effect, which can best help people relax mind.It is possible for some to get too much exercise. From Business Insider'sreport on the study. “The mental health of those participants who exercised for longer than three hours a day suffered more than that of those who weren't particularly physically active.” The ideal amount seems to be three to five training sessions per week. lasting 30 to 60 minutes each.But the conclusion should be that any amount helps, so don't stress about hitting that perfect balance: “All exercise types were associated with a lower mental health burden than not exercising.”12. The question asked in Paragraph one is meant to ______.A. introduce the researchersB. tell the secretC. draw a conclusionD. lead to the topic13. Which exercise below can help us relax mind most effectively?A. RunningB. Walking alone.C. Playing footballD. Keeping fit in the gym.14. According to the passage, the following are true EXCEPT that ______.A. people who exercise actively may feel bad for about 35 days per year.B. The more exercise you take, the higher mental health burden you will get.C. overdoing exercising will do harm to people's mental health.D. doing exercise is better than not doing it.15. What is the main idea of the passage?A. Exercise can bring as much pleasure as an income rise.B. The secret of happiness has nothing to do with wealth.C. Choosing the right form of exercise is of vital importance.D. The key to keep young is to exercise regularly.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

2020年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试•江苏省名师押题密卷（4）英语试题第一部分听力(共两节，满分20分)略第二部分英语知识运用(共两节，满分35分)第一节单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

21.Teachers have to constantly update their knowledge in order to maintain theirprofessional_______.A. consequenceB. independenceC. competenceD. intelligence22.—Why do you suggest we buy a new machine?—Because the old one has beendamaged_______.A. beyond reachB. beyond repairC. beyond controlD. beyond description23.You may n ot have played very well today, but at least you’ve got through to the next roundand_______.A. tomorrow never comesB. tomorrow is another dayC. never put off till tomorrowD. there is no tomorrow24.Nine in ten parents saidthere were significant differences in their approach to educating theirchildren compared with_______ of their parents.A. thoseB. oneC. bothD. that25.In that school, English is compulsory for all students, but French and Russian are_______.A. specialB. regionalC. optionalD. original26.—Hi, Torry, can I use your computer for a while this afternoon?—Sorry._______.A. It’s repairedB. It has been repairedC. It’s being repairedD. It had been repaired27.The Science Museum,_______ we visited during a recent trip to Britain, is one of London’s tourist attractions.A. whichB. whatC. thatD. where28.It was never clear_______the man hadn’t reported the accident sooner.A. thatB. howC. whenD. why29.The fact that so many people still smoke in public places_______that we may need a nationwide campaign to raise awareness of the risks of smoking.A. suggestB. suggestsC. suggestedD. suggesting30.It sounds like something is wrong with the car's engine._______, we’d better take it to the garage immediately.A. OtherwiseB. If notC. But for thatD. If so31.In order to offer their children a better education, many parents will send themto college ____ it takes, even if that means a huge amount of debt.A.whatB. thatC. whateverD. however32. a diary every day and you’ll improve your writing.A. KeepingB. To keepC. KeepD. If you keep33.the news, so far, has been good, there may be bad days ahead.A. WhenB. WhileC. IfD. Since34. So far as I know,more than one person _______connected with the accident.A. isB. hasC. areD. have35.Paris serves both as the political center of the nation and as_______.A. the cultural center alsoB. being a cultural centerC. to be a center of cultural activityD. a center of cultural activity第二节完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

2020年普通⾼等学校招⽣全国统⼀考试（上海卷）⾼考英语模拟试题（四）（含答案）普通⾼等学校招⽣全国统⼀考试（上海卷）模拟试题（四）英语上海⾼中教研教学I. Listening ComprehensionSection A Short ConversationsDirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. A professor. B. A coach. C. A shop assistant. D. A school librarian.2. A. People often invite him to parties. B. He does not like to attend parties.C. He does not work on Fridays.D. People enjoy his company.4. A. He does not know Amy’s new phone number.B. He forgot to phone Amy earlier today.C. Amy’s phone number has not changedD. The woman should ask Amy for the phone number.5. A. He doesn't care about what Professor Smith said.B. Professor Smith will forgive him for his absence.C. He has never missed Professor Smith’s class.D. Professor Smith was not in class today.6. A. She is going to start a new experiment.B. She is planning to finish the experiment on Friday.C. She has been given more time to finish the experiment.D. She has no plan for when to start the experiment.7. A. Nancy will go play tennis soon.B. He is much less patient than Nancy.C. The woman should play tennis with Nancy.D. Nancy should pick up her bat at the post office.8. A. She thinks the man is funny. B. She got sick from last night’s dinner.C. She feels better than she did last night.D. She will meet the man for dinner tonight.9. A. He thinks Betty should take a business class.B. He got angry with Betty at the meeting.C. He admires Betty for expressing her opinion.D. He did not understand what Betty said.10. A. He did not pay attention to the time. B. His class lasted longer than usual.C. He got lost on the way to the movie.D. He did not know what time the moviestarted.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages and the conversation. The passages and the conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. Applying some time in advance. B. Being wealthy enough.C. Owning a restaurant.D. Destroying his own college room.12. A. They cause damage to the place where they meet.B. They have begun to enroll girl students recently.C. They have never been arrested despite what they do.D. They are allowed by the police to break something not so valuable.13. A. Club members are usually young but mature.B. Club members don’t need to regret their deeds.C. Some from club members have become important people.D. Some former club members actually don’t like what they did.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. The development of the Elm Society. B. Growing new kinds of elm trees.C. The importance of elm trees.D. A problem affecting the American elm.15. A. The extremely dry weather.B. Insects that introduce some bacteria to the tree.C. Nearby stronger trees that get more water.D. Bugs that destroy the trees' roots.16. A. By controlling the carriers of the disease. B. By growing a stronger kind of the elm.C. By watering infected elm trees.D. By cutting down all infected elms. Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.17. A. In a classroom. B. On the beach. C. In a physics lab. D. On the train.18. A. How to walk on the hot sand. B. How to stay cool on a hot day.C. What happened in physics class.D. What is meant by specific heat.19. A. The hot sand. B. The cold water. C. His physics class. D. His college.20. A. Its temperature does not change very much.B. Its specific heat is hard to measure.C. It takes quite a lot of energy to raise its temperature.D. It becomes warmer as it comes in contact with sand.II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section ADirections: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.Let your body do the talking!You’re going for that all-important interview—for a place in a new school or college, or for a new job. You walk into the room and there they are—the interviewers—waiting to see (21)_________ you are made of?But did you know that the actual words you speak are (22) _________ (important) than the way you look，the way you behave? Remember, they won’t just be listening to you, they’ll be watching you too,（23) _________ (receive) all the messages you send out, consciously or unconsciously. And then they’ll decide whether you are the right person for that place or that job. Nervous? Don’t be. Relax. Just follow the four points.1. Don’t cross anything! Keep arms, legs, and feet relaxe d and uncrossed. People with (24)_________ (fold) arms look they’re trying to protect themselves from something. They seem (25) _________ (say)41 am not confident.’2. Make direct eye contact! Avoid looking away all the time because it makes you look suspicious. Look directly at the people who are asking you questions or who you are talking to.(26)_________ (lower) your head all the time and they won’t be able to see the enthusiasm in your eyes.3. Mirror their actions! One of the best ways of gaining people's trust and confidence is to move in the same way as they do. Listen to the speed (27) _________which they’re talking, and watch the way they sit or move around. Do the same, but do it slowly at first. You don’t want them to think you (28) _________ (make) fun of them.4. Use your head! When somebody asks you a question don't just say the first thing (29) _________comes into your head. Think about your answers. Always say to yourself, 4Why are they asking this question?’（30) _________when you know that, you’ll probably be able to give an appropriate answer!Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.Clash of the dronesLast year, London's Gatwick Airport had to change the course of flights when a drone A 机）was ______31____ flying nearby. In the UK, there were more than 100 incidents involving drones close to airports in 2017—the most ever, and other countries have seen similar increases. Reports of near _____32_____ are at an all-time high.So authorities are eager to find ways to bring down drones safely and reliably. But the task is harder than you might think. That’s why Dutch police and the country’s Ministry of Justice and Security ______33____a competition designed to test out the tech required to take out a ‘naughty’ drone.Nicknamed as the “anti-dro ne” competition, the aim of DroneClash was to home in on areliable way to draw illegal or ____34______ drones out of the sky. The organisers put up a $30,000 prize for the best idea.In DroneClash, the teams each had to defend a “queen drone” and use “attack drones” to battle their opponents. To reach the queens, the attackers had to travel through the Hallway of Doom Death and Destruction, which included a variety of counter-drone ______35____ such as bright lights，smoke and a net launcher. “DroneClash is like Robot Wars in the air, ’’ says Bart Remes at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, one of the competition’s organisers.Teams could score points for taking down other drones, but____36______points were awarded for stopping drones, grabbing them and safely placing them in a nearby box. Although many teams were keeping their ____37______ secret, some had developed methods for safely drawing drones out of the air in an attempt to get the largest number of points, says Remes. Although the event was _____38_____ to be fun, DroneClash has a more _____39_____side. “I know of one incidence where an ambulance helicopter couldn’t land because of a drone flying,” says Wiebes. "A UK Department of Transport study last year showed that even a small drone may damage a plane’s windshield. “We are a(n) ______40____ believer in drones and how they will improve society:’ says Remes. “But there also need to be no go zones where we can do something against drones for public safety.”III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.I’ve been fascinated by happiness most of my life. When I was a s mall boy, I noticed that though many of the adults around me were wealthy and educated, they were not always happy and this sometimes led them to behave in ways which I, as a child, thought strange. _____41_____, I decided to understand what happiness was and how best to achieve it. It was not surprising, then, that I decided to study ____42______.On arrival at the University of Chicago fifty years ago, I was______43____ to find that academic psychologists were trying to understand human behaviour by studying rats in a laboratory. I felt that there must be other more useful ways of learning how we think and feel. Although my original aim had been to achieve happiness for myself, I became more_____44_____. I decided to build my career on trying to discover what made others happy also. I_____45_____ by studying creative people such as musicians, artists and athletes because they were people who devoted their lives to doing what they wanted to do, ______46____ things that just brought them financial rewards.L ater, I ____47______the study by inventing a system called ‘the experience sampling method’. Ordinary people were asked to keep an electronic pager for a week which gave out a beeping sound eight times a day. Every time it did so,they_____48_____ where they were, what they were doing, how they felt and how much they were concentrating. This system has now been used on more than 10,000 people and the answers are consistent (⼀致的)as with_____49_____ people, ordinary people are happiest when concentrating hard.After carrying out thirty years of research and writing eighteen books, I believe I have _____50_____ that happiness is quite different from what most people imagine. It is not something that can be bought or collected. People need more than just wealth and comfort in order to lead happy lives. I found that the most obvious cause of happiness is intense _____51_____. This must be the main reason why activities such as music, art, literature and sports have survived. In order to concentrate, whether you're reading a poem or building a sandcastle, what you need is a challenge that _____52_____your ability. The way to remain continually ____53______therefore, is to keep finding new opportunities to improve your skills. This may mean learning to do your job better or faster, or doing other more difficult jobs. As you grow older you have to find new challenges, which are more appropriate to your age.I have spent my life studying happiness and now, as I look back, I wonder if I have ______54____ it. Overall, I think I have and my belief that I have found the____55______ to its secret has increased my happiness immeasurably.41. A. On the whole B. As a result C. To some degree D. In the meanwhile42. A. physiology B. art C. medicine D. psychology43. A. disappointed B. amazed C. relieved D. annoyed44. A. sympathetic B. ambitious C. idealistic D. doubtful45. A. took off B. stood up C. started out D. broke through46. A. not to mention B. as well as C. rather than D. in favour of47. A. expanded B. interpreted C. completed D. evaluated48. A. made up B. objected to C. depended on D. wrote down49. A. creative B. diligent C. common D. important50. A. implied B. proved C. promised D. questioned51. A. awareness B. pressure C. concentration D. desire52. A. affects B. reveals C. underrates D. matches53. A. enduring B. attentive C. original D. happy54. A. achieved B. deserved C. considered D. struck55. A. references B. solutions C. keys D. linksSection BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)Most people agree that November 24 and 25, 2005 are important dates in the history of modem medicine. At that time, a team of surgeons in France achieved a medical breakthrough when they succeeded in performing the first partial face transplant.A 38-year-old Frenchwoman, Isabelle Dinoire, had been badly disfigured when her dog tried to wake her after she had taken some sleeping pills. After the dog's 'attack9, she had terrible injuries. She had lost most of her nose, lips and chin. As a result, she had difficulty eating and drinking. The doctors at the hospital decided to improve the quality of her life by giving her a partial face transplant.Ms Dinoire is making a good recovery after her operation. However, she will have to take drugs for many years to come so that her body does not reject the new face tissue. No one really knows what the effects of these drugs will be on her health in the long term. She will probably also need psychological treatment as she adjusts to her 4new face\Dr Jean-Michel Dubemard, a leading transplant expert who participated in the surgery, explained that the woman's face 'will not exactly resemble her face before, but neither will it completely resemble that of the donor.’ He said.While some people approve of the operation, others have been more critical. They question whether Ms Dinoire was able to agree to the operation when she was in such an emotional state at the time. Other medical experts say that the team should have tried more traditional reconstruction surgery before risking a face transplant.The operation was the first partial face transplant using skin from another person. Apparently, skin from another person’s face is usually a better match than skin from another part of the patient’s body.Since the French operation, surgeons in other countries have received permission to perform face transplants. In a few years, time, surgeons in other countries will probably have carried out many such transplants, and the debate about face transplants will undoubtedly continue.56. What difficulty may Isabelle Dinoire have in the coming years?A. She may start to learn how to eat and drink again.B. She may need several more operations to recover.C. She may meet with some mental problems.D. She may have to get used to another person’s face.57. What is special about the operation?A. It fails to take the difference between the patient’s face and the donor’s into account.B. It was intended to give other countries an example for how to do face transplant.C. No permission from the authorities had been given before it was performed.D. No operation has been carried out before by using a donor’s face skin.58. Why do some people object to such an operation?A. It costs more than traditional face surgery.B. It may not be of the patient^ own will.C. It has no official regulations to follow.D. It requires doctors' strong emotion.59. What is the passage mainly about?A. The debate over the face transplant.B. The world's first partial face transplant.C. The advantage and disadvantages of face transplants.D. The patient that has undergone a partial face transplant.(B)1. A Beijing woman is so angry with a local cinema that she is suing (^i^) them for wasting her time. Chen Xiaomei is suing the cinema's owners because she was not warned about the 20 minutes of adverts and trailers before the main feature. She is demanding a full refund (35 yuan), a certain amount of money to make up for emotional damage and a written apology. In addition, Xiaomei now says that length of advertisements should be published on its website. In total, they should be less than five minutes, she believes.2. Terrified by the latest horror film? Or in tears at the latest romantic comedy?Soon advertisers will be able to see your reaction to a film, so that adverts can be changed to make them more effective. Technology is now being developed which can capture how the cinema audience reacts. It will give film directors and advertisers useful information about what audiences enjoy and what captures their attention,* says the inventor, Dr Abdul Farooq. The technology will also be used to find pirates who secretly record films and then sell them illegally.3. A German DJ has broken the record for the world’s longest non-stop radio show. Dominik Schollmayer, 26, ran his show for 169 hours on end, beating the previous record by one hour. Schollmayer was observed by doctors all through his broadcast: they said that the DJ had gone ‘completely mad’ and was dancing like a crazy man’ in the last few hours. At the end, Schollmayer said he was ‘totally exhausted’.60. The best title of _______ might be “Who’s watching the audience?”A. story 1B. story 2C. story 3D. story 461. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the stories above?A. Chen Xiaomei holds that there shouldn’t be advertisements before a filmB. Those who sell films illegally often skip the advertisements.C. The previous record of the world’s longest non-stop radio show was 168 hours.D. Kim Perez knew she would be proposed to before the weather forecast started.62. Where are the stories above most likely to appear?A. In a newspaperB. In an advertising leafletC. In a travel guideD. In an instruction mamual(C)Neuro-technology has long been a favorite of science-fiction writers. In “Neuromancer”,a wildly inventive book by William Gibson written in 1984，people can use neural(神经的）implants to get into the sensory experiences of others. Iain M. Banks came up with the idea of a neural lace, a mesh（⽹格）that grows into the brain，in his “Culture” series of novels. “The Terminal Man*' by Michael Crichton, published in 1972, imagines the effects of a brain implant on someone who is convinced that machines are taking over from humans.Where the sci-fi led, philosophers are now starting to follow. I n Howard Chizeck’s lab at the University of Washington, researchers are working on an implanted device to administer deep-brain stimulation (DBS) in order to treat a common movement disorder called essentialtremor. Traditionally, DBS stimulation is always on, wasting energy and robbing the patient of a sense of control. The lab’s ethicist (伦理学家), Tim Brown, a doctoral student of philosophy, says that some DBS patients suffer a sense of isolation and complain of feeling like a robot.To change that, the team at the University of Washington is using neuronal activity associated with intentional movements to turn the device on. But the researchers also want to enable patients to use a conscious thought process to override these settings. That is more useful than it might sound: stimulation currents for essential tremor can cause side-effects like distorted speech, so someone about to give a presentation, say, might wish to shake rather than make his words unclear. Giving humans more options of this sort will be essential if some of the more advanced visions for brain-computer interfaces are to be realized. Hannah Maslen from the University of Oxford is another ethicist who works on a BCI project. One of her jobs is to think through the distinctions between inner speech and public speech: people need a dependable mechanism for separating what they want to say from what they think.That is only one of many ethical questions that the sci-fi versions of brain-computer interfaces bring up. What protection will BCIs offer against neural hacking? Who owns neural data, including information that is gathered for research purposes now but may be understandable in detail at some point in the future? Where does accountability lie if a user does something wrong? And if brain implants are performed not for treatment but to improve peopled abilities, will that make the world an even more unequal place?63. What do the three books mentioned in paragraph 1 have in common?A. They are all among what philosophers like best.B. They all tell the stories well beyond imagination.C. They are all works of the greatest sci-fi writers of the time.D. They all deal with people’s losing control of their brains.64. The research of the team at the University of Washington is intended to .A. improve the accuracy of DBSB. let patients decide when to turn on DBSC. separate what we think from what we sayD. get rid of the side effects of stimulation currents65. What can be inferred from the passage?A. Neuronal activity fails to work without intentional movements.B. Brain-computer interfaces do more harm than good.C. People suffering from essential tremor will shake.D. DBS settings cannot be changed once fixed.66. What will the passage most probably talk about next?A. How these questions will be handled.B. Why these questions used to be ignored.C. Which questions come from science fiction.D. Who has first raised these questions.Section CDirections: Complete the following passage by using the sentences given below. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.The World’s Worst AirportLike expensive watches that never break, the world’s best airports can be boring. You land, breeze through passport control and check into a hotel within minutes. The experience is pleasant, but not memorable. _______67______ To adapt Tolstoy, lovely airports are all alike, but every (不幸的）airport is wretched in its own way.Consider Juba, the airport in South Sudani capital, which is a hot tent. Planes are often late, so passengers must sweat for hours. The departure hall has no toilets, no food and no queuing system. Lucky is the traveller who finds a chair that is only half-broken. Since dirty water and tropical diseases are common, so are upset stomachs. Tough luck. Travellers should have thought twice before eating salad._________68____ Big important people's servants carry their bags, which are ostentatiously (卖弄地) passed round, not through, the scanner. Since the machine seldom works, little people are in effect up- graded to big important status by not having their bags scanned for guns and explosives, either.South Sudan is at war, so many UN planes take off from Juba carrying aid workers and emergency supplies._______69______ When a journalist was booked on a UN flight, he was assured by the government that his papers were in order. Yet at the airport he was told to get a fourth permit, as well as the three expensive ones he had already obtained. This required a trip across town. Predictably, he missed his plane.Juba has three terminals, but only one is in use. After South Sudan became independent in 2011, the government planned to build an airy structure of glass, steel and concrete. ______70_______In 2016 the government decided to build a more modest terminal. But it, too, stands half-completed and empty, next to the tented camp that people actually have to use. Travellers are advised to bring a good, long book.IV. Summary WritingDirections: Read the following passage. Summarize in no more than 60 words the main idea of the passage and how it is illustrated. Use your own words as far as possible.Rubbish on the roof of the worldYou might think that the top of Mountain Everest, the highest point in the world, would be one of the few places left on the planet that is free from human rubbish. You'd be wrong. In fact, the mountain is covered with the litter left behind by the thousands of climbers who have reached the peak over the last 50 years.Climbing Mount Everest is a tough task that requires a lot of equipment. Oxygen tanks, tents, sleeping bags and food and water supplies are all necessary for a successful ascent. Once climbers have reached the top, they no longer need as much equipment and there is little reason to carry heavy loads back down the mountain, so the temptation is to leave everything behind. In the days when climbing the mountain was a rare occurrence this wasn't a problem. But now, with more than 40 people getting to the top on some days, the amount of litter has become unacceptable.Recently, many well-known mountaineers have been complaining about the problem and Sir Edmund Hillary (1919-2008), the first man to climb Mount Everest (with Tenzing Norgay in 1953), called for a five-year ban on climbing the summit. But thousands of local people rely on the tourism and the government of Nepal is keen to encourage visitors rather than put them off.But now the government of Nepal, in the face of international criticism, has decided to take action. Each expedition that wants to climb the mountain has to play a $4,000 deposit to the Nepalese authorities. The deposit is refunded if the climbers bring their rubbish back down the mountain. Climbers are also encouraged to use metal containers rather than plastic or glass. These can be crushed once they are empty and then recycled by local business which turn them into knives and forks.V. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.72.重要的是坚持下去的勇⽓。

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AOn my first day of high school，I asked an eleventh grader where my class was. And he told me it was “on the fourth floor，next to the pool.” I found out five minutes later that we don't even have a fourth floor and there's no pool either! Besides that，I didn't have any trouble with the older kid.I think the biggest difference between middle and high school is the homework load (工作量) and size of the school. I went from maybe fifteen minutes of homework a night to several hours，so I had to learn how to make full use of time! Our class size is around 550，but joining in clubs，sports，music，and other activities at school makes it easier to get to know people in every grade.The best advice I can give about the years you spend in high school is to learnthings for yourself，not just to get a good grade. There have been so many tests that I've prepared for the night before，gotten an A，and not remembered anything later. I've changed that this year，and I enjoy school so much more. Don't take easy classes just to have a simple year. If you have a choice between chemistry and sports，the first will prove to be a lot more useful!While drinking and smoking might be present in some middle schools，they're also around in high school. I have a lot of friends who promised they'd never drink or smoke，but are now partying every weekend. If you have “fun” and spend your nights wasted instead of studying，you will regret it when you're applying for (申请) college. The “friends” who say you're a loser for not partying are really not your friends at all. It's hard to see your closest friends grow apart and go in different directions，but don't follow their footsteps. Create your own path in life and make your own decisions.1. What does the author think of high school?A. There are very few activities.B. It's hard to meet new people there.C. It requires hard work.D. There isn't enough time for homework.2. The author advises high school students to________．A. get ready for tests the night beforeB. give up sportsC. choose useful classesD. try their best to get good grades3. The text is probably written by________．A. a high school studentB. a chemistry teacherC. a college studentD. a sports player4. The last paragraph mainly tells us________．A. about the trouble caused by drinking and smokingB. not to go to any party in high schoolC. not to lose ourselves in high schoolD. about the importance of making friends【答案】1. C 2. C 3. A 4. A【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文。

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AIn the last 50 years, sea surface temperatures around Antarctica have risen by 1-2°C, which is more than twice the global average.Loss of speciesGlobal warming could basically change the ecosystem, leading to the loss of some species. Sharks are going to arrive in Antarctica as long as the warming trend continues, a bit more slowly than crabs-crabs are going to get there first, but once they do get there they are able to eat the organisms that live there.Professor Wilga said the arrival of sharks and shell-crushing bony fishes would lead to great changes in the number and proportions(比例)of species found there.Shrimp, ribbon worms and brittle stars are likely to be the most attackable to population declines. Animals living in shallow water in Antarctica are unique on Earth today because they evolved(进化)in a very cold environment over tens of millions of years.Extreme conditionsIn the course of a process we call Antarctic cooling that started about 40 million years ago, all major seafloor predators such as sharks and crabs went extinct in Antarctica because they were not able to deal with these extreme conditions.However, today global warming is removing barriers to invasions and we’ve seen recently that crabs, especially king crabs, are on the doorstep of Antarctica-they can potentially re-invade the shallow waters if warming continues.Urgent local and global actions are needed to protect this last environment and measures are needed to stop alien species being brought in through ships.Strange creaturesAnimals that live on the seafloor of Antarctica are some of the strangest creatures on Earth. The extreme cold and darkness has presented huge challenges to marine life over the passage of time, leading to the evolution of fish equipped with anti- freeze proteins in their blood.1．How will these alien species affect the ecosystem in Antarctica?A．They will change the extremely cold conditions in Antarctica.B．They will change the numbers and proportions of species in Antarctica.C．The sea surface temperature of Antarctica will rise more quickly.D．The number of shrimp and ribbon worms will increase in Antarctica.2．How does the author feel about the alien species’ invasion to Antarctica?A．Worried. B．Doubtful. C．Satisfied. D．Excited.3．Which is the best title of this passage?A．Creatures in Antarctica Are UniqueB．The Extreme Conditions in AntarcticaC．Alien Species Are Not Found in AntarcticaD．Alien Species May Change Antarctic EcosystemBAs seniors in college looking forward to life’s next goals-graduation and employment-it is essential to have a sense of feeling important. Every time I look through job listings, there is a small, and sometimes not so small current running through my mind, spitting out little charges that are meant to stop me from even applying. The charges come in the form of words that seem to shout out like “It is not even worth trying!” or “You look as if you were a qualified man...”I met with a professor last week about a specific posting that really got me excited. Maybe the first time I could actually imagine myself in a position. I do not want to tell you which one because then there will be one more person applying for it. However, the professor said to me, “You and thousands of other people are interested in that job.” His response successfully dampened(抑制)my initial enthusiasm. So I went back to work on my cover letter, feeling like one little itty-bitty(极小的)sardine swimming in a school of thousands, with far less motivation than I had initially.Of course, the realities are good, and we should never feel deserving of, or entitled to, a position. I would say there are only a few select students out there. The cream, who has academic advantages, would be sure to stand out. The rest of us, struggling through our course loads, are the crop. But being the crop does not make us any less important!The point is that, like the old Hasidic story goes in Jewish tradition, we should always remember to carry two slips of paper in our pockets, especially during times of challenge and transition. When feeling beat down, or lost within a school of sardines, take out one slip of paper that says “For my sake, the world was created”. But for fear that you become a person filled with self-importance, carry a second slip of paper to serve as a gentle reminder, “I am but dust and ashes.”4．What does the author imply in Paragraph 1?A．He doesn’t want to work after graduation.B．He has no confidence in finding a good job.C．He tries to behave himself after graduation.D．He shows no interest in most jobs in the list.5．After talking with the professor, the author was ________.A．inspired B．confused C．discouraged D．embarrassed6．What does the underlined part “the crop” in Paragraph 3 refer to?A．The plants in the field. B．Common members of a group.C．Those who enjoy their life. D．Those who are tied to a position.7．What’s suggested in the last paragraph?A．Control our feelings when faced with different problems.B．Read as many old stories as possible in our daily life.C．Learn how to make ourselves important to others.D．Understand the function of two sheets of paper.CInternet time tied to teen depression(抑郁) symptomsSpending time online is normal behaviour for teenagers. But too much Internet use by teens —or too little, for that matter —might be related to depression, a new study finds.The findings, reported in the journal of Pediatrics, do not mean that the Internet is to blame. For one, teens in the study who spent no time online were also at increased risk of depression symptoms. Instead, the researchers say that both heavy Internet use, and non-use, could serve as signals that a teenager is having a hard time.For the study, Dr Pierre-Andre Michaud and his colleagues at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland, surveyed 7,200 individuals aged 16 to 20 about their Internet use.Those who w ere online more than two hours per day were considered “heavy” Internet users,while those online anywhere from several times per week to two hours per day were considered “regular” users.The teenagers also answered a number of health-related questions, including some standard questions about "depressive tendencies” that gauge(判定) how often a person feels sad or hopeless. Compared with regular Internet users, the study found, kids who were heavy users or non-users were more likely to be depressed or very depressed.Among male teens, heavy users and non-users were both around one-third more likely to have a high depression score, compared to “regular” users. Among girls, heavy Internet users had an 86 percent greater chance of depression, while non-users had a 46 percent greater likelihood compared to regular users.That was with factors like family income and any chronic health problems taken into account.Since teenagers typically go online to contact with friends, the researchers speculate(推测) that those who are never online may be more socially isolated.8．How long are those who are online per day considered “heavy” Internet users?A．More than two hours. B．More than eight hours.C．More than twelve hours. D．More than ten hours.9．What’s the purpose of Dr Michaud and his colleagues’ study?A．To know the actual number of teenagers online.B．To know the actual time of teenagers online.C．To know the influence of study online on teenagers.D．To know the relationship between the Internet use and depression.10．What’s the meaning of the underlined word “isolated” in the last paragraph?A．Independent B．UnitedC．Separated. D．Capable.11．According to the accounts of the sixth paragraph, what can we conclude?A．Non-users of Internet aren’t likely to be depressed.B．Among girls, heavy Internet users are more likely to suffer depression than regular users. C．Heavy users will lead to death unless limited.D．Non-users have more possibility to be depressed than heavy users.DA study, conducted by David Evans of the World Bank and Anna Popova of Stanford University, looked at 19 programs around the world in which individuals were given cash transfers from the government, either as a handout or as a “reward” for something like getting kids to school on tim e or taking them to the doctor for checkups．Evans and Popova looked at the impact those cash transfers had on the family budget and whether or not they led to an increase in spending on alcohol and cigarettes ．What they found was that they almost always led to a reduction in a family’s alcohol and tobacco purchases．The news may surprise some people, but it’s true, and the researchers have several theories about why．One theory is that the cash transfer made things possible that once seemed impossible ．Investing in their kids’ education or buying healthier and more expensive foods may be within reach now, but without the cash handout, these goals weren’t even a possibility．So families cut back on other expenses (like alcohol and tobacco) to make those dreams a reality．Another theory is that peopl e just generally seem to do what they’re told．If they are given money and told to use it for their family’s welfare, in most cases, they will do just that．And that leads to the third theory: These cash transfers are usually given to women, and studies show that when women control the purse strings, more money is spent on taking care of their children．Whatever the reason for the trend, the data is clear—families that receive cash handouts don’t waste the money on booze and cigarettes as was previously thought ．Instead, they typically use that money for the benefit of their families．And that’s money well spent．12．The study proves that ．A．cash transfers help poor families get what would seem unavailable otherwiseB．cash should be given to poor people as a reward for something good for kidsC．given cash handouts, poor people would spend the money on alcohol and tobaccoD．poor people would save the cash given by the government for emergency needs13．A cash transfer led to a reduction in a f amily’s alcohol and tobacco purchases because ．A．the education gained with the cash would help them drop alcohol and tobaccoB．the money previously for alcohol and tobacco would help realize their dreamC．buying healthier and more expensive foods left less money for alcohol and tobaccoD．that was the promise made before the cash transfer was given to the poor family14．In paragraph 5, when the author said “women control the purse strings”, he just meant “ ”．A．women are told what to do B．women are given the moneyC．women know what to do with the money D．women have the final word for money15．The passage mainly tells us ．A．how the study was carried outB．why cash transfer is preferredC．the findings of a study and explanations to themD．the theories for a study about cash transfers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。

2020年高考英语终极冲刺卷全国卷（四）第二部分阅读理解(共20小题，每小题2分，共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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AHoliday Activities You Won't Want to MissHere are a few fun and festive ways to spend a day or night off around Los Angeles this holiday season with your friends or family.Ice Skate in Pershing SquareThe Bai Holiday Ice Rink opens for business in Pershing Square in downtown L.A. Nov. 15 through Jan. 21. Attention, Wicked fans: Cast members of the Broadway musical will break the ice on Nov. 15 with a performance, and every following Wednesday will be dedicated(专用的) to the show with Wicked songs.Info: Tickets $9, skate rentals $5, lockers $3. Gaze at the Mission Inn Festival of LightsThe Festival of Lights at the Mission Inn in Riverside attracts 250,000 people a year for a reason: It's awesome. A fireworks display brings the festival to life on Nov. 23, when 5 million colorful lights lighten the grounds, there to stay through Jan. 6. Walk inside the hotel for more eye candy, which includes artificial snow and a 12-foot-tall gingerbread(姜饼) house.Info: Free admission, $17 parking, EI Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical MonumentLocal singers and dancers will celebrate the lighting of the tree on Paseo de la Plaza near Olvera Street on Nov. 30. Festivities start at 5:30 p.m. Once the lights are on, enjoy children's workshops, face painting and free champurrado (the beloved Mexican chocolate drink).Info: Free, Watch Holiday Movies in Marina del ReyCatch live music and a holiday movie every Saturday Dec. 15 through 29 at Burton Chace Park. Festivities start at 4 p.m. Expect 1950s-style music, followed by winter favorites The Nightmare Before Christmas and Frozen. There will be a heating station, but dress warmly.Info: Free, 1. What can visitors do on November 16?A. Watch a fireworks display.B. Play a part in a musical.C. See a holiday movie.D. Go ice-skating.2. What can visitors enjoy at the Festival of Lights?A. The face painting art.B. An artificial snowfall.C. Some free gingerbread.D. Live music of the 1950s.3. Where should visitors go in order to try some Mexican drink?A. Pershing Square.B. The Mission Inn.C. Paseo de la Plaza.D. Burton Chace Park.BOn the night of August 24, 2001, my last night of freedom before my freshman of high school started, everything changed when my friend's car hit a guardrail(护栏) with me inside.I lost most of my right leg. At the hospital, I just kept telling myself to hold on. Weeks later I made a deal with the hospital staff that once I could roll onto my side, I could be discharged. I am proud to say that just one short week later, I was going home. The day I left the hospital, I made a promise to myself to never give up and to always live life to the fullest.In February of 2013, my life was forever changed when I attended the Executive Assistant Organization's Behind Every Leader event. During the conference, a sweet lady by the name of Alisson Frew dared to ask me why I did not wear a prosthesis(假肢). My short and simple answer was, "I don't have sixty thousand dollars." The next morning I was in tears as I learned that Alisson, Jeff Hoffman, founder of Priceline, and a dozen other people, had bought a prosthesis for me. From the first step, it was apparent to me just how much this would mean to me.For a year I adjusted to the leg and settled into everyday life, until one day I realized I was making a life but not living one. After almost 13 years of thinking that I was confident, I had an unfamiliar feeling sweep over me. For the first time in my life, I was not only confident but I was empowered! I desired to help those around me, to have them experience this unbelievable feeling for themselves.In April of 2014, I started modeling. My dream is that one day a little girl will see me on a poster at her favourite clothing store and say, "Wow, she is amazing, and she only has one leg. I could do that too someday, even though I have a disability."4. What do we know about the author from Paragraph 2?A.She was humorous and outgoing.B.She was determined and optimistic.C.She was intelligent and hardworking.D.She was generous and kind-hearted.5. Why was the author's life changed forever in 2013?A.She attended an important conference.B.She met some famous people.C.She joined an organization.D.She got a precious gift.6. How will the author help those around her?A.By inspiring them.B.By entertaining them.C.By doing voluntary work.D.By offering financial support.7. What would be the best title for the text?A.An Expensive Gift from StrangersB.How I Survived A Terrible AccidentC.I Lost a Leg but Gained a PurposeD.Stay Strong in the Face of DisabilityCA Japanese company, NextTechnology, has created a robot dog that can tell you how bad your feet smell, by using a powerful sensor fixed in its nose. If your feet don't have a bad smell,Hana-chan will happily wag its tail, if it's exposed to feet that are mildly smelly, it'll start to bark, and if they give off an extremely bad smell, it'll just fall over like the smell caused it to faint (昏倒).Foot odor (脚臭) is a big deal in Japan, where it's customary for people to take off their shoes whenever they enter someone's home. In fact, exposing others to bodily odors can be considered annoyance in Japan. Some of the most brilliant minds in the country's tech industry have been trying to solve this problem. Last year, Thanko started selling armpit (腋窝) fans designed to keep people's armpits nice and dry. Now, we have Hana-chan.The robot dog has a special sensor for a nose, and can tell you if your feet smell just by sniffing them for a few seconds. According to some media reports, Hana-chan can help solve the problem of extremely smelly feet by spraying them with air freshener, but it's unclear whether this feature comes built-in, or if you'll have to pay extra for it.According to researchers at NextTechnology, the idea for Hana-chan was inspired by a person who desperately wanted some way to know if his feet smelled. He told us his daughter had said his feet were smelly," NextTechnology's Kimika Tsuji said. "But he didn't want to know how bad the odor was because he would feel hurt. That's why we developed this cute robot."You may be able to make Hana-chan faint with your smelly feet, but it can have the same effect on budget-conscious people. NextTechnology plans to start selling the feet-smelling robot dog next May.8. Under what condition will Hana-chan bark?A. When its nose is fixed with a sensor.B. When it detects mildly smelly feet.C. When it wags its tail.D. When something is wrong with its nose.9. Why is foot odor paid great attention to in Japan?A. Because Japanese have strong bodily odors.B. Because its tech industry is highly developed.C. Because Japanese are especially considerate of others.D. Because Japanese are usually barefooted at others' home.10.What can be inferred about Hana-chan from the text?A. Its idea comes from Kimika Tsuji.B. It's already available in the market.C. It can recognize foot odor quickly.D. It has a built-in air freshener sprayer.11. What does the underlined part in the last paragraph imply?A. Hana-chan is no cheap thing.B. People should mind their smelly feet.C. People should be careful about their budget.D. Hana-chan makes people loosen their budget.DTo the untrained eye, handwriting styles may seem random. Some write big; others prefer small; and still others tend toward the unreadable. But a new study shows that your handwriting actually says more about you than you thought.Professor Sarah Rosenblum has been studying cognitive(认知) theory as it relates to handwriting for years. Researchers have already developed a computerized system that measures and analyzes even the smallest details of a person's handwriting, such as the space between the letters and the amount of pressure we apply when writing. Using this system, she discoveredchanges in handwriting can indicate when we are lying and even whether someone is in the early stages of Parkinson's disease.Now, Rosenblum, with other researchers, is examining whether changes in handwriting can be used to identify moods (情绪).Researchers broke up study participants into three groups. Each group underwent an activity that put the participants in a different mood—positive, passive, and neutral(中立的), by viewing appropriate movies. After that, the participants were instructed to write a paragraph.After studying the participants' paragraphs, the different moods of each group were evident in characteristics like letter shape and size. For example, the height of the letters written by people in a negative(消极的) mood was significantly lower than that of the positive or neutral groups. Also, participants in a negative mood showed quicker writing and narrower width of letters than those in a positive mood.But why? The researchers explain that it is probably the negative mood that creates a cognitive burden on the brain, leading in turn to changes in handwriting."The findings of the study may help doctors identify their patient's actual mood," Rosenblum said. "In the future, we will try to examine whether we can also measure the level of the mood, i. e. how happy or sad someone is."So watch out: if you're happy, you know it. Your handwriting will, too.12. What can be learned through a person's handwriting?A. The pressure he is facing.B. The lies he is telling.C. The language he is speaking.D. A certain disease he might have.13. How were participants put into different moods during the study?A. By reading moving stories.B. By writing a paragraph.C. By watching certain films.D. By listening to programmes.14. What indicates a person is very happy?A. He writes small letters.B. He writes wide letters.C. He writes casually.D. He writes short letters.15. What is Rosenblum studying?A. How handwriting affects a person's mood.B. How mood is classified by types of handwriting.C. How a person's mood is reflected in handwriting.D. How doctors use handwriting to understand patients' mood.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。

2020年普通高等学校招生统一考试英语卷(四)(时间：100分钟，满分：120分)第一部分阅读理解(共两节，满分35分)第一节(共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分)阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A (2019·广州市调研测试)【语篇解读】本文介绍了几个旅游广告。

1．What is the cost for two nights of accommodation for two people at the Yakamoz Hotel with the Lonely Planet guide book discount?A．￡88. B．￡80.C．￡72. D．￡64.C[考查数字计算。

根据Turkey—Yakamoz Hotel部分中的“2019 rates—twin bedded rooms ￡20 per person”和“Show this ad to get an exclusive 10% Lonely Planet guide book discount”，并结合题干可知，两个人两夜优惠后应付的费用是：￡20×2×2×90%＝￡72，故选C。

]2．Rail holidays are available for ．A．North America，Europe and AustraliaB．North America，South America and AsiaC．Australia，Asia and EuropeD．North America，South America and AustraliaD[考查推理判断。

根据Rail Holidays of the World部分中提到的“Peru”“Brazil”“Califonia”“Eastern Canada”“Australia & New Zealand”可推知，在这个度假活动中可以去北美洲、南美洲和澳大利亚，故选D。

2020年高三英语第四次联考试卷及参考答案第一部分阅读（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ADive with Big SharksOur shark dive adventures make use of hookah systems and shark cages. A hookah system is a system of providing air from the surface to divers down below. Cage divers breathe by using a regulator connected to an air hose.Is SharkDiving Dangerous?Yes. You could get sunburnt. You could hit your head on the top bunk getting out of bed. You could fall overboard. As for a shark attack, according to the International Shark Attack File, you are far more likely to be killed by a dog or a deer.Pricing & DetailsOne day Cage Diver Adventure $ 875Our expert shark diver team will accompany you to the best viewing areas within the Marine Sanctuary. There, we'll drop our cage and prepare to provide you with a view you'll never forget.No dive experience is necessary. Our cages sit just below the surface. You'll be able to breathe comfortably from your snorkel or air hose while you move about the cage, taking photos and having fun.Top Shark Adventure $ 375If you want to see great white sharks but prefer them a little further away, we offer great top-side shark viewing from our observation deck(甲板). Help scan the horizon for fins and watch for sharks attacking their prey(猎物).Important NoteThere's No Shark GuaranteeAlthough we go to the best places at the best time of year, we cannot guarantee you'll see sharks. We've been very successful in past shark seasons and expect another incredible year. However, if we see no sharks, there is no refund(退款).1.Which of the following is TRUE about the two adventures?___________.A.Top Shark Adventure makes use of hookah systems.B.Cage Diver Adventure offers you a view of the bottom of the sea.C.Cage Diver Adventure is less interesting than the other.D.Top Shark Adventure is suitable for those worried about danger.2.We can learn from the advertisement that there might be a risk that____________.A.you fail to achieve your purpose of the tripB.you are out of breath deep down in the seaC.you are hurt by a shark while diving thereD.you suffer from lack of skill in shark diving3.It can be inferred from the advertisement that shark diving is____________.A.difficult but excitingB.challenging and tiringC.amazing and enjoyableD.expensive but popularBFlying someone one-way fromLondontoNew Yorkproduces nearly a ton ofcarbon dioxide or CO2. That's alot of this climate-warming greenhouse gas. But there are ways to cut the climate impact of flying, one of which is to ask planes to surf high-altitude winds every chance they get.It's not something they've been allowed to do. But that may change—and soon.Most jets crossing the Atlantic Ocean follow one of several fixed paths that are widely spaced because radar (雷达) had not been able to track aircraft everywhere above the Atlantic. But a new network of satellites could soon change that.Wells was part of a team inEnglandthat calculated the fastest possible routes for passenger planes. According to them , traveltime a plane takes when flying across theAtlanticvaries with the winds that a plane meets. For instance, eastbound (向东的) flights can get a powerful push. Westbound routes miss that benefit. Faster flights burn less fuel. And less burning gives off fewergreenhouse gases.The airline industry knows it has a high " carbon footprint." But it takes decades and many billions of dollars to design, test and fly new planes. Changing a flight path, in contrast, can cut costs and energy right away.The new study doesn't show how well such wind surfing would work for all planes, in all skies and the world over. Bui it does suggest that making flight routes more flexible could cut both fuel use and CO2in some places.However, if flight times vary depending on the wind, scheduling connecting flights and managing runways and gates would become more complicated. The researchers would have to work out the best flight paths that take such scheduling issues into consideration. They may also want to see if flying at different altitudes gives a wider choice of flexible routes at the times most people want to fly.National Air Traffic Services (NATS) which provides air-traffic control for theUnited Kingdomsaid it wouldtemporarily disband its flight-paths system and work to allow airlines to choose flexible routes that would best limit their fuel use.4. What happens to east bound flights when crossing theAtlantic?A. They consume more fuel.B. They use less time and energy.C. They produce more greenhouse gases.D. They are against a stronger wind.5. What should be done to make adopting flexible flight routes possible?A. Calculating the flight time.B. Finding the best flight paths.C. Adjusting the size of jets.D. Adding more runways and gates.6. Which word can best replace the underlined word "disband” in the last paragraph?A. Stop.B. Copy.C. Handle.D. Restore.7. What can we infer from the text?A. Planes are producing the most carbon dioxide.B. New fuel is benefiting airline industries greatly.C. Carbon footprint is a serious problem in theUK.D. Surfing the winds can make air travel greener.CIn the natural habitat, a binge-watcher is a strange sub-species of modern human beings. They are alone and are often found lying on their bed or sofa, still as a rock, looking searchingly into their laptop or at the TV. They rarely get up, only taking occasional breaks for those urgent calls of nature. Unlike so many others of their species, they don’t sleep at the end of every day. They stay up late and are often found to have red eyes.This, of course, is a little bit exaggerated, but for many of us, binge-watching a show is how we consume our entertainment. With streaming services bringing seemingly endless content to the tips of our finger, creatorstailortheir shows to our needs and tastes, while their marketing team sells it to us as the next most bingeable show. I can’t help but wonder if this way of consuming television does us any good.We’re advised to get 7 to 8 hours of sleep per day, but staying up all night to finish shows like ‘Breaking Bad’ and ‘The Fall’, which Netflix says are binged the fastest, won’t result in 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep. Netflix’s CEO Richard Hastings told analysts at a conference, “Think about it… when you watch a show from Netflix and you get addicted to it, you stay up late at night. We’re competing with sleep.” And it isn’t only the amount of sleep we get; the quality matters too! A study published in the Journal for Clinical Sleep Medicine reported that those who binged television more often were found to have poorer sleep quality. The mental arousal we get from watchingTV doesn’t lend itself to peaceful sleep.Besides, binging TV can cause weight gain. For every extra hour of TV watched, there was a 2% increase in the prevalence of obesity, according to a study conducted by Harvard that linked TV watching to obesity in children and adolescents.While it is true that there’s growing evidence that binging isn’t good for us, the results aren’t all hopeless. Binging, occasionally, might have some benefits. For many people, binging is a good way to socialize. It gives people something to talk about at parties and with their friends. Fans of popular shows often hold viewing parties where people can binge-watch shows together and then discuss what they just experienced! This interaction can create a sense of community for many.For others, binging might just be relaxing. After a long day, a few hours of Friends—still one of the most popular shows on any streaming platform—can ease the stress of a long day. A study followed 240 people through their binging and recorded their stress hormones. They noted for some people that their stress hormone levels decreased during their binging experience.With binging, there is not a “good” or “bad” answer. Like many things, the key is moderation. Watching TV can be relaxing, but only if it doesn’t stop you from exercising, taking care of your health, and fulfilling your social responsibilities.8. What does the underlined word “tailor” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?A. Study.B. Sell.C. Adjust.D. Promote.9. What can we learn from the passage?A. The amount of sleep matters more than the quality.B. There’s no real harm in binge-watching a TV series.C. Binging may help keep stress hormone levels stable.D. Binge-watching may help increase social connections.10. What is the author’s attitude towards binge-watching?A. Supportive.B. Unconcerned.C. ObjectiveD. Doubtful.11. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?A. Who Is to Blame for Binge-Watching?B. Is Binge-Watching Good or Bad for You?C. Is Binge-Watching Getting out of Control?D. HowDoes Binge-Watching Affect Your Life?DAn ancient tomb was recently discovered in southern Siberia in which there may be treasure, priceless objects, and the 3, 000-year-old remains of an ice mummy.Swiss scientist Gino Caspari with the University of Bern was looking carefully at the pictures of the area in the Russian Tuva Republic, when he came across what appeared to be a tomb. It is a tomb of the Scythians, an ancient group of Eurasians.This summer, together with researchers from the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Hermitage Museum, a dig at the site not only proved Caspari's idea, but told us the site is the largest and oldest of its kind ever discovered in what's increasingly known as the “Siberian Valley of the Kings.”While any discovery dating back to a period between the Iron Age and Bronze Age is exciting, it's the nature of this site that makes scientists want to begin carefully clearing away the layers of rock and earth. First, the tomb appears to have never been dug, because it is in a Siberian wetland faraway from the nearest place where people live. Second, and most important, is its possible resting place under a thick layer of permafrost.“There's permafrost in the area,” Caspari said. “There are really only a handful of permafrost tombs and very few that have not been damaged, where there have been ice mummies in good condition, and all the things in the tomb are untouched.”While not as large, other tombs discovered in the area have produced fantastical treasures and objects, including thousands of gold objects and other things about the past. By studying all these tombs, researchers hope to have a better understanding of the Scythian people.Caspari said his team is in a race against time to uncover the tomb and find out its secrets. “We now have to act fast,” he said, “because with the rising temperatures, the permafrost could melt and damage all the things in that tomb. And these are things that are over 3,000 years old, that look like new, like they were put there yesterday.”12. How did Caspari discover the tomb?A. By studying pictures.B. By visiting a Russian area.C. By talking with Russian researchers.D. By comparing other scientists,ideas.13. Why has the tomb remained untouched?A. It is covered by a lot of rocks.B. It is well kept by the Scythians.C. It is too small to draw attention.D. It is hidden in a wild cold place.14. Why do scientists want to uncover the tomb?A. To better protect the tomb.B. To save the treasures inside.C. To learn more about the Scythians.D. To have a good understanding of mummies.15. Why is Caspari's team racing against time to dig the tomb?A. The tomb is too old.B. It is getting hotter and hotter.C. Some treasures are being damaged.D. They want to save time for other tombs.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。