天津市和平区2020届高三第一次质量(一模)英语试题含答案

高考英语一模试卷一、单选题（本大题共15小题，共15.0分）1.-- Can you spare me a few minutes now？-- ______， but I'll be free this afternoon．（）A. I'm afraid notB. I'm not sureC. Yes， with pleasureD. No， I won't2.—Which driver was to blame？—Why． !It was the child's fault，clear and simple．He suddenly came out between two parked cars．（）A. bothB. eachC. eitherD. neither3.Mr． Wilson is a man of patience and kindness， and his good temper never ______ him．（）A. failsB. disappointsC. controlsD. worries4.Around this point ______， which is humorous and full of a strong local flavor．（）A. the story developsB. does the story developC. develops the storyD. the story developed5.If people keep polluting the ocean， no creature there will survive ______．（）A. at all costB. for a long whileC. in the long runD. by no means6.The government placed _____ on the numbers of foreign cars that could be imported．（）A. limitationsB. administrationC. requirementsD. restrictions7.Some of them， ______ in rural villages， had never seen a train．（）A. to be born and brought upB. born and brought upC. having born and brought upD. having been born and brought up8.-- Did Jim come？-- I don't know． He _______ while I was out．（）A. might have comeB. might comeC. must have comeD. should have come9.Take the note as a reminder ______ you forgot to buy some sweets for the kids while shopping there．（）A. howB. thatC. in caseD. even if10.If you have a job， ______ yourself to it and finally you'll succeed．（）A. do devoteB. to devoteC. devotingD. devoted11.Soon after getting off his horse， the captain appeared at the second-floon windows， ______ he could see nothing but trees．（）A. whereB. from whereC. whichD. from which12.Although Jane agrees with me on most points，there was one on which she was unwilling to _______．（）A. give outB. give inC. give awayD. give off13.With the development of science， more new technology ______ to the fields of IT．（）A. has introducedB. is being introducedC. is introducedD. was introduced14.-- I prefer a computer made in your company， but I may need some more information about the product．-- ______．（）A. Thank youB. It's a pleasureC. You are welcomeD. At your service15.The suggestion came from the chairman ______ the new rule ______．（）A. what； was developedB. that； was developedC. what； be developedD. that； be developed二、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，共37.5分）A"Mom，what is that？" asked my son．"The Bride of Chucky？"The old doll I was holding was pretty scary．Her glass eyes were especially horrible，closing when she stood upright and flying open when she lay flat．Once she had been loved，but she had been stored in an attic （阁楼）for decades，where the extremes of heat and cold can be hard on a girl's looks．Throw her in the waste bin？Maybe．But first，let's check eBay．I clicked，supplied the required information about condition，including defects（i．e．，"Only a miracle could save this doll"），and uploaded its photos．I sold it for ﹩5．The buyer was happy："As described!" he wrote on my feedback page．"Super seller!" The doll found a home and，I hope，a new life．Maybe she was used to repair other dolls．Perhaps those strange eyes got fixed and once again can inspire a child's love．It's a win-win，if you ask me．I also sold lots of other stuff．None of them brought in a lot of money，though I have been surprised at the occasional bidding war，like，for example，the one over an old swimsuit that would have made Brigitte Bardot look bad．And some customers，let's face it，are strange．Recently I had a hard time convincing an Australian would-be buyer of an Irish souvenir bell that I don't shop internationally；it's just too much trouble．He could have flown to Ireland and bought his own bell for the price he was willing to pay．Another time，a buyer complained that the electric wire on an old radio was dirty．Really？Dirty？The wire was black．But I aim to please，so I offered a refund．So why bother with the dealing and small profits Because I don't like abandoning the past．All these treasures once had stories．They meant something．But the people who gave them that meaning are gone，and I simply cannot rescue everything．I can't even sew．So I find it satisfying that a new owner，discovered via eBay，will continue the story in his or her own way．16.What was the doll like？______A. It was lovely．B. It was beautiful．C. It looked frightening．D. It was pretty ordinary．17.Which can best replace the underlined word "defects" in Paragraph 3？______A. Faults．B. Virtues．C. Pictures．D. Requirements．18.Why did the author refuse to sell the Australian the bell？______A. She thought he was strange．B. His bid was not high enough．C. Someone else had already bought it．D. Delivering it to him was troublesome．19.After receiving the complaint about the radio，the author ______ ．A. felt deeply sorryB. explained patientlyC. returned the moneyD. apologized immediately20.Why does the author sell used stuff via eBay______A. She needs money badly．B. She is an environmentalist．C. She is interested in marketing．D. She wants their stories to be continued．BIn recent years，a growing body of research has shown that our appetite and food intake are influenced by a large number of factors besides our biological need for energy，including our eating environment and our perception（感知）of the food in front of us．Studies have shown，for instance，that eating in front of the TV （or a similar distraction）can increase both hunger and the amount of food consumed．Even simple visual clues，like plate size and lighting，have been shown to affect portion size and consumption．A new study suggested that our short-term memory also may play a role in appetite．Several hours after a meal，people's hunger levels were predicted not by how much they'd eaten but rather by how much food they'd seen in front of them-in other words，how much they remembered eating．This disparity （新旧研究的差异）suggests the memory of our previous meal may have a bigger influence on our appetite than the actual size of the meal，says Jeffrey M．Brunstrom，a professor of experimental psychology at the University of Bristol．"Hunger isn't controlled individually by the physical characteristics of a recent meal．We have identified an independent role for memory for that meal，" Brunstrom says．"This shows that the relationship between hunger and food intake is more complex than we thought．"These findings echo earlier research that suggests our perception of food can sometimes trick our body's response to the food itself．In a 2011 study，for instance，people who drank the same 380-calorie milkshake on two separate occasions produced different levels ofhunger-related hormones （荷尔蒙），depending on whether the shake's label said it contained 620 or 140 calories．Moreover，the participants reported feeling more full when they thought they'd consumed a higher-calorie shake．What does this mean for our eating habits？Although it hardly seems practical to trick ourselves into eating less，the new findings do highlight the benefits of focusing on our food and avoiding TV and multitasking while eating．The so-called mindful-eating strategies can fight distractions and help us control our appetite，Brunstrom says．21.What is said to be a factor affecting our appetite and food intake？______A. How we feel the food we eat．B. When we eat our meals．C. What element the food contains．D. How fast we eat our meals．22.What would happen at meal time if you remembered eating a lot in the previous meal？______A. You would probably be more particular about food．B. You would not feel like eating the same food．C. You would have a good appetite．D. You would not feel so hungry．23.What do we learn from the 2011study______A. Food labels may mislead consumers in their purchases．B. Food labels may influence our body's response to food．C. Hunger levels depend on one's consumption of calories．D. People tend to take in a lot more calories than necessary．24.What does Brunstrom suggest we do to control our appetite______A. Trick ourselves into eating less．B. Choose food with fewer calories．C. Concentrate on food while eating．D. Pick dishes of the right size．25.What is the main idea of the passage______A. Eating distractions often affect our food digestion．B. Psychological factors influence our hunger levels．C. Our food intake is determined by our biological needs．D. Good eating habits will contribute to our health．CWhen we talk about Americans barely into adulthood who are saddled with（担负着）unbearable levels of debt' the conversation is almost always about student loan debt．But there's a growing body of evidence suggesting that today's young adults are also drowning in credit-card debt and that many of them will take this debt to their graves（坟墓）．More than 20% overspent their income by more than ﹩100 every single month．Since theyhaven't built up their credit histories yet，it's a safe bet that these young adults are paying relatively high interest rates on the resulting credit card debt．Although many young people blame "socializing" as a barrier to saving money，most of themaren't purchasing ﹩20 drinks in trendy bars．They're struggling with much more daily financialdemands．To a disturbingly large extent，the young and the broke are relying on credit cards to make it until their next payday．This obviously isn't permanent in the long run，and it's going to put a huge drag on their spending power even after they reach their peak earning years，because they'll still be paying interest on that bottle of orange juice or box of spaghetti （意式面条）they bought a decade earlier．A new study out of Ohio State University found that young adults are accumulating credit card debt at a more rapid rate than other age groups，and that they're slower at paying it off．"If what we found continues to hold true，we may have more elderly people with substantial financial problems in the future'" warns Lucia Dunn，professor of economics at Ohio State．"If our findings persist，we may be faced with a financial crisis among elderly people who can't pay off their credit cards．"Dunn says a lot of these young people are never going to get out from under their credit card debt．"Many people are borrowing on credit cards so heavily that payoff rates at these levels are not plenty to recover their credit card debt by the end of their life which could have loss impacts for the credit card issuing banks，"26.What is the main idea of the first paragraph？______A. Many young Americans will never be able to pay off their debts．B. Credit cards play an increasingly important role in college life．C. Credit cards are doing more harm than student loans．D. The American credit card system is under criticism．27.Why do young people have to pay a higher interest on their credit card debt？______A. They tend to forget about the deadlines．B. They haven't developed a credit history．C. They are often unable to pay back in time．D. They are inexperienced in managing money．28.What is said to be the consequence of young adults relying on credit cards to make endsmeet？______A. It will place an unnecessary burden on society．B. It will give them no motivation to work hard．C. It will exert psychological pressure on them．D. It will affect their future spending power．29.What will happen to young adults if their credit card debt keeps accumulating according toLucia Dunn______A. They will have to pay an increasingly higher interest rate．B. They may experience a financial crisis in their old age．C. Their quality of life will be affected．D. Their credit cards may be cancelled．30.What does Lucia Dunn think might be a risk for the credit card issuing banks______A. They go bankrupt as a result of over-lending．B. They lose large numbers of their regular clients．C. Their clients leave their debts unpaid upon death．D. Their interest rates have to be reduced now and then．三、阅读七选五（本大题共2小题，共12.5分）The final results of Best-Ever Teen Fiction vote are in．While it's no surprise to see Harry Potter and The Hunger Games series on top，this year's list also highlights some writers we weren't as familiar with．For example，John Green，author of The Fault in Our Stars，appears five times in the top 100．Summer，like youth，passes quickly．But the books we read when we're young can stay with us for a lifetime．The following are the top 4on the list．Enjoy．1．Harry Potter seriesThe Harry Potter books make up the popular series written by J．K．Rowing．The series includes seven books．The books concern a wizard （魔法师）called Harry Potter and his journey through Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry．The stories tell of him over coming dangerous obstacles to defeat the dark wizard Lord Voldemort who killed his parents when Harry was 15 months old．2．The Hunger Games seriesIn the ruins of a future North America，a young girl is picked to leave her poor district and travel to Capitol for a battle to the death in the cruel Hunger Games．But for Katniss Everdeen，the main character in this series by Suzanne Collins，winning the Games only puts her deeper in danger as the strict social order of Panem begins to unravel （瓦解）．3．To Kill a MockingbirdAuthor Harper Lee explores racial tensions in the fictional "tired old town" of Maycomb，Ala．，through the eyes of 6-year-old Scout Finch．As her lawyer father，Atticus，defendsa black man accused of a crime，Scout and her friends learn about the unjust treatment of African-Americans - and their mysterious neighbor，Boo Radley．4．The fault in Our StarsHazel Grace，a teenage girl，has got all sorts of cancer inside her body，and her lungs aren't working very well．She knows she is dying and doesn't live in hope any more．When a man named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at the Cancer Kid Support Group，Hazel's story is about to be completely rewritten．（1）What do we know about John Green？______A．One of his novels tops the list．B．Many of his novels are very popular．C．He is the favorite writer of many teens．D．He was a well-known writer long before the vote．（2）Who is the author of The Hunger Games series？______A．Harper Lee．B．John Green．C．J．K．Rowling．D．Suzanne Collins．（3）What is To Kill a Mockingbird mainly about？______A．Lifelong friendships．B．Racial discrimination．C．A man working as a lawyer．D．A little girl's difficult childhood．（4）Hazel in The Fault in Our Stars ______ ．A．is very optimisticB．writes a great storyC．makes many mistakesD．is changed by Augustus．（5）In which part of a newspaper can we find the text probably？______A．Sports．B．News．C．Literature．D．Entertainment．31. A. A B. B C. C D. D32. A. A B. B C. C D. D四、完形填空（本大题共20小题，共30.0分）One day，while I was walking to work，I decided to bring some flowers that I had picked from my garden that morning．On the way，I (33) a stranger and presented the bunch to him with a smile card．(34) by the sense of joy，I felt from giving flowers to another person，and may be (35) his day，I wanted to do it again．When I got to my office，I had the (36)of anonymously（匿名）leaving flowers around the workplace．The impersonal（无人情味的）(37) of the building where I work makes me (38)．It just feels a little boring sometimes，(39) it's a nice building with great light．I (40) lots of people might feel the same way，so why not put a little (41) there，and throw in an inspirational quote while I'm at it(42)，who doesn't like flowers？So，for the past month，I've been putting flowers in a little cup on the sink in the(43)．Each week，I (44) the flowers and the quote．It always feels(45) for me to read quotes like Henry David Thoreau's "If one advances (46) in the direction of his dreams，he will meet with a(47)unexpected in common hours．" and Gandhi's "The fragrance（香味）always (48)on the hand that gives the rose．" If anything，I figured，it at least makes me(49) each time I visit the bathroom．Then today，when I walked in，I (50) new flowers in the cup，and a quote that someone else had written！It said，"Be the change you wish to see in the world．"-Gandhi．The little act(51)that at the end of the day，we're all just people with hearts，(52) the various roles and different hats we may wear in the workplace．I did a little dance and I am smiling wide for the rest of the day!33. A. picked out B. came across C. called up D. pointed at34. A. Struck B. Informed C. Surprised D. Honored35. A. calming B. determining C. reflecting D. brightening36. A. belief B. way C. idea D. aim37. A. design B. atmosphere C. decoration D. regulation38. A. uncomfortable B. impolite C. impatient D. unconscious39. A. when B. unless C. because D. though40. A. concluded B. considered C. doubted D. expected41. A. mystery B. adventure C. beauty D. courage42. A. More or less B. After all C. At most D. In no case43. A. kitchen B. office C. bathroom D. dinning-hall44. A. count B. check C. clean D. change45. A. refreshing B. interesting C. satisfying D. puzzling46. A. confidently B. surprisingly C. quickly D. effectively47. A. prize B. truth C. success D. shock48. A. holds B. attaches C. remains D. focuses49. A. strong B. happy C. exciting D. shocked50. A. noticed B. found C. enjoyed D. put51. A. introduces B. warns C. suggests D. reminds52. A. regardless of B. in terms ofC. in addition toD. instead of五、阅读表达（本大题共1小题，共10.0分）53.Dear James，It is a beautiful day here and I am sitting under the big tree at the end of the garden．I have just returned from a long bike ride to an old castle．It seems amazing that at my age I am still fit enough to cycle 20 kilometres in an afternoon．It's my birthday in two weeks' time and I'll be 82 years old! I think my long and active life must be due to the healthy life I live．This brings me to the real reason for my letter，my dear grandson．Your mother tells me that your started smoking some time ago and now your are finding it difficult to give it up．Believe me，I know how easy it is to begin smoking and how tough it is tostop．You see，during adolescence I also smoked and became addicted to cigarettes．By the way，did you know that this is because you become addicted in three different ways？First，you can become physically addicted to nicotine（尼古丁），which is one of the hundreds of chemical in cigarettes．This means that after a while your bodybecomes accustomed to having nicotine in it．So when the drug leaves your body，you get withdrawal symptoms．Secondly，you become addicted through habit．As you know，if you do the same thing over and over again，you begin to do itautomatically．Lastly，you can become mentally addicted．I believed I was happier and more relaxed after having a cigarette，so I began to think that I could only feel good whenI smoked．Quitting smoking was really difficult because I was addicted in all threeways．But I did finally manage．When I was young，I didn't know much about the harmful effects of smoking．I didn't know，for example，that it could do terrible damage to your heart and lungs or that it was more difficult for smoking couples to become pregnant．Neither did I know that my cigarette smoke could affect the health of non-smokers．However，what I did know was that my girlfriend thought I smelt terrible．She told me that she wouldn't go out with me again unless I stopped! I also noticed that I became breathless quickly，and that I wasn't enjoying sport as much．When I was taken off the school football team because I was unfit，I knew it was time to quit smoking．I am sending you some advice I found on the internet．It might help you to stop andstrengthen your resolve．I do hope so because I want you to live as long and healthy a life as I have．Love fromGrandpaWhy did the writer mention the long bike ride and his age in the letter（no more than 15 words）______What's the purpose of writing the letter（no more than 10 words）______What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 mean？（no more than 5 words）______ Why did the grandpa decide to quit smoking（no more than 20 words）______Do you think it easy or difficult to quit smoking Please give James some possible advice to help him．（no more than 15 words）______六、书面表达（本大题共1小题，共25.0分）54.假如你是高三学生李津，你想选择一所外地的大学，而你的父母想让在本市上大学，你很苦恼，请给你在中国留学的美国朋友Tom写一封求助信，主要内容包括：1．你的苦恼2．你和父母各持己见的理由3．询问Tom的建议注意：（1）词数不少于100；（2）可以适当增加细节，使内容充实、行文连贯；（3）开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数．Dear Tom，Long time no see． As it won't be long before I graduate from high school， I have to c hoose an ideal university in advance， which makes me really annoyed．Yours，Li Jin答案和解析1.【答案】A【解析】答案：A．l'm afraid not恐怕不行l'm not sure我不确定yes，with pleasure是的，很高兴no l won't 不，我将不会．根据句意，A项正确．故选：A．你能给我几分钟吗？恐怕不行．但是今天下午我有时间．本题考查交际用语，准确掌握相关交际用语的含义，平时多积累一些交际用语，结合语境，选出正确的答案．2.【答案】D【解析】答案：D解析：A：两者都；B：每个（大于或等于两者）；C：两者中的任何一个；D：两者都不。

2020年天津市和平区高考英语一模试卷第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分15分）第一节：单项填空（共15小题，海小题1分，满分15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．例：Stand over thereyou'll be able to see it better.A. orB. andC. butD. while 答案是B．1．（1分）﹣﹣﹣What kind of career would you like，Tom？﹣﹣﹣Well，_________．Being a writer could be interesting．（）A．Sounds amazingB．I'm not sure exactlyC．You got itD．I couldn't agree more2．（1分）Careers Officers_________contact with young people when they have left school in case they need help in job﹣hunt．（）A．maintain B．dismiss C．abandon D．hold3．（1分）These reports give an _________ rather than the details．Some important things are not included．（）A．mark B．account C．comment D．outline4．（1分）_________anxiety，the novel coronavirus （新冠病毒）has also brought opportunities to some industries and changes to our lifestyles．（）A．Due to B．In spite ofC．Apart from D．According to5．（1分）John tried hard to figure out_________he has left his schoolbag but in vain．（）A．what B．which C．where D．that6．（1分）He made a good impression last week and_________to the second round of interviews for the post．（）A．got through B．settled downC．came up D．gave in7．（1分）She applied for a position in the sales department_________one considers to be of value and importance．（）A．where B．which C．when D．as8．（1分）Poor Mr．Perkins had to wait patiently until his car was the only one that_________in the parking lot．（）A．left B．would leaveC．was left D．had been left9．（1分）Physical labour can exhaust the body very quickly．_________，too much study can rapidly reduce mental powers．（）A．Otherwise B．EquallyC．Finally D．Additionally10．（1分）The weather here is great，with temperatures_________from a low of 55°F to a high of 75°F in the summer．（）A．range B．ranged C．to range D．ranging11．（1分）There are over 50，000 signs in modern Chinese but luckily，Chinese children _________learn all of them for everyday purpose．（）A．needn't B．mustn't C．can't D．won't12．（1分）Chinese students overseas are encouraged to return，_________ they honestly fill out medical forms and strictly follow the quarantine rules．（）A．though B．as long as C．unless D．the moment 13．（1分）Charlie's wheelchair_________out of power．He drove it into my office and looked for a place to charge it．（）A．run B．have runC．had run D．was running14．（1分）﹣Sid is never happy when he has nothing to do．﹣I know．．（）A．He has good tasteB．He has done very wellC．It really bothers himD．It's none of his business15．（1分）Although the main characters in the fiction are so true to life，they are certainly ．（）A．false B．visible C．familiar D．imaginary第二节：完形填空（共1小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项．16．（30分）My father was raised in a fatherless home at a time when the family of five struggled to survive，which caused my father to be extremely tightfisted （吝啬）with money．When we children became（1）that other children got pocket money from their parents，we made a（n）（2）to ask our father for some．Immediately his face turned stone cold，and he said，"If you're old enough to ask，you're old enough to （3）And we had to seek odd jobs about the neighbourhood．He didn't （4）his attitude as we grew into adulthood．There was a time when （5）of us had a car，so we had to ride a （6）whenever we came home．Though the bus stopped about two miles from home，Dad never met us，（7）in bad weather．If someone （8）（and my brothers did a lot），he'd say in his （9）father﹣voice．"That's what your legs are（10）!"One spring morning I was on the bus home from （11）．Tests and long hours in labs had （12）me exhausted．As other students were（13）at their stops．I looked silently out of the window．Finally，the bus came to a（14）at my destination，and I（15），carrying my suitcase to begin the long journey home．The row of privet hedge （树篱）came into （16），which lined the driveway that climbed the hill to our house．I stopped to put a book in the suitcase．When I stood up，I saw something gray （17）along the top of the hedge toward the house．It was the top of my father's head．I（18）then，each time I came home，he would stand behind the hedge，watching，（19）he knew I had arrived safely．I held back my tears．He did care，（20）．Upon reaching home，I found my father innocently in his chair "So! It's you!" he said，his face lengthening into surprise．（1）A．aware B．certain C．surprised D．excited（2）A．attempt B．suggestion C．trouble D．plan（3）A．spend B．earn C．survive D．raise（4）A．strengthen B．soften C．take D．show（5）A．neither B．each C．all D．none（6）A．bicycle B．car C．train D．bus（7）A．especially B．only C．even D．once（8）A．refused B．complained C．cried D．intended（9）A．strangest B．lowest C．scariest D．softest（10）A．on B．in C．by D．for（11）A．work B．home C．town D．college（12）A．led B．made C．found D．proved（13）A．treated B．received C．met D．greeted（14）A．stop B．house C．street D．corner（15）A．stepped off B．went off C．jumped on D．climbed on （16）A．mind B．view C．flower D．leaf（17）A．shining B．flying C．failing D．moving（18）A．supposed B．thought C．imagined D．realized（19）A．since B．after C．until D．though（20）A．after all B．above all C．in advance D．in total第二部分：阅读理解（共4小题；每小题2.5分，满分50.0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．17．（10分）Forget Cyclists，Pedestrians （行人）Are Real DangerWe are having a debate about this topic．Here are some letters from our readers：★Yes，many cyclists believe dangerously．Many drivers are disrespectful of cyclists．But pedestrians are probably the worst offenders．People of all ages happily walk along the pavement with eyes and hands glued to the mobile phone，quite unaware of what is going on around them．They may even do the same thing while crossing a road at a pedestrian crossing or elsewhere．The rest of us have to evade（避让）them or just stand still to wait for the unavoidable collision （碰撞）．The real problem is that some pedestrians seem to be，at least for the moment，in worlds of their own that are，to them，much more important than the welfare of others．﹣Mechael Horan ★I loved the letter from Bob Brooks about cyclists （Viewpoints，May 29）．I am afraid they seem to think they own the roads．I was walking across Altrincham Road one morning when a cyclist went round me and on being asked what he was doing he shouted at me．The government built a cycle lane on the road but it is hardly used．The police do nothing．What a laugh they are!The cyclists should all have to be made to use the cycle lanes and wear helmets，fluorescent（发荧光的）jackets and lights at night and in the morning．They should pay some sort of tax and be fined for not wearing them．﹣Carol Harvey ★Cyclists jump on and off pavements （which are meant for pedestrians），ride at speed along the pavements，and think they have a special right to go through traffic lights when they are on red．I was almost knocked down recently by a cyclist riding on the pavement when there was a cycle lane right next to him．Other road users，including horse rides，manage to obey the rules so why not cyclists？It's about time they were registered and insured，so when they do hit a pedestrian or a vehicle，or cause an accident，at least they can be treated and there might be an opportunity to claim compensation．﹣JML Write to Viewpoints of the newspaper．（1）Michael Horan wrote the letter mainly to show that．A．drivers should be polite to cyclistsB．road accidents can actually be avoidedC．walking while using phones hurts one's eyesD．some pedestrians are a threat to road safety（2）Carol Harvey suggests that cyclists should．A．be asked to ride on their own lanesB．be made to pay less tax for cyclingC．be fined for laughing at policemenD．be provided with enough roads（3）What is a complaint of JML？A．Very few drivers are insured．B．Cyclists ride fast on pavements．C．Pedestrians go through red traffic lights．D．Horse riders disrespect other road users．（4）The three letters present viewpoints on．A．ways to improve road facilitiesB．the real source of road dangerC．measures to punish road offencesD．increased awareness of road rules18．（12.5分）eXp Realty is one of the world's fastest﹣growing and most successful real estate （房地产）companies．It has become famous not for investing in actual real estate，but for focusing on virtual reality offices that allow its agents and brokers （中间商）to interact and socialize from anywhere around the globe．Glenn Sanford，eXp Realty's founder and CEO，founded the company a decade ago，soon after the real estate market collapse of 2007．He couldn't afford to buy or rent office space．What's more important，he figured that focusing on a system that allowed his team to work remotely would help the company avoid possible real estate crises in the future．So eXp Realty relied on services like Google Docs，project management solutions like Trello，and communications app Slack to help its workforce work together in virtual reality．"The virtual campus is a big part of our growth engine．If we were limited to actual offices，the growth we've had simply wouldn't be possible，" Scott Petronis，chief technology officer of eXp Realty said．Having a virtual campus in the virtual world rather than in the real one apparently hasseveral major advantages．For the most important one，eXp Realty can hire whatever talent they like，no matter where they are．As long as they have Internet connection，they can interact with their colleagues and the company management like avatars （虚拟人）because they can walk around the campus，enter various virtual facilities，and interact with each other．While the main focus is on work and brainstorming，eXp Realty is constantly adding fun stuff as well，like riding on a virtual lake and enjoying a drink at the bar．At the beginning of 2018，eXp Realty had around 6，500 brokers，but till today that number has increased to over 12，000．They are operating in 300 markets across the US and Canada．If that isn't enough to convince you，the company was recently listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market，with first﹣day market capitalization of over ＄1 billion．But it doesn't own or lease any more physical space than what is required by law．（1）What do we know about eXp Realty？A．It relies much on technology．B．It was founded by accident．C．It's famous for its large offices．D．It's a branch company of Google．（2）What mainly inspired Glenn Sanford to adopt virtual offices？A．He could work closely with famous online services．B．He is quite professional in the field of information technology．C．Virtual offices can enable him to avoid potential real estate crises．D．The starting base for the virtual real estate market was low at that time．（3）What's the biggest advantage of having a virtual campus？A．Agents and brokers can communicate timely．B．It helps attract talents regardless of their location．C．Companies can cooperate with high﹣tech avatars．D．Employees can have a relaxing work environment．（4）We can infer from the last paragraph that eXp．A．is really a successB．has some illegal businessesC．is expanding its business worldwideD．has poor performance in the stock market（5）What might be the best title of the passage？A．Why Does Real Estate Industry Grow So Quickly？B．Billion Dollar Real Estate Company一eXp RealtyC．Virtual Reality Office Vs．Physical Office SpaceD．What Can Virtual Reality Do to Our Business？19．（15分）Average age is rising around the world﹣﹣a demographic （人口统计）change that may pose a significant challenge to efforts to slow down climate change．Hossein Estiri at Harvard University and Emilio Zagheni of the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research，Germany，have found that energy use increases as we get older，and not just because we tend to get wealthier．An ageing population could mean a greater proportion of society with higher energy use，their study suggests．They combined two decades，worth of data from thousands of US households and used this to build a model to reveal how energy use varied across 17 age groups between 1987 and 2009．They found that，on average，children's energy consumption （消耗）climbs as they grow up，before dipping slightly when they leave home．Consumption then rises again when people hit their 30s，before briefly dropping after 55，and then beginning to climb again．The study involved factors such as income，local climate and the age，type and size of a person's home．The increase in energy use at various points in our lifespan （寿命）seems to be the result of life style and how our needs change as we age．Why does demand grow so much in our 30s？"We need more of everything．More space，a bigger TV two fridges，" says Estiri．The study found that，in warmer parts of the US，energy use increases in people over the age of 65﹣probably as a result of increased use of air conditioning，This suggests that there is a feedback effect between climate change and an ageing population that will only make matters worse．Heat waves have become more common in the US in recent years and are expected to become more frequent due to global warming．More older people using more electrical energy to keep cool as temperatures rise could add to emissions （排放），and thus drive more warming until our energy supply becomes entirely fossil fuel﹣free．"This confluence （汇集）of population，ageing and climate change on energy demand is really important to start thinking about，" says Estiri．Benjamin Sovacool at the University of Sussex，UK，says the work shows the importance of demographics when it comes to cutting carbon emissions．Most modelling of climate change mitigation （减缓气候变化的模型）assumes people's energy consumption either stays the same or only changes by a small amount over time．"This study directly challenges that entire body of research by forcing it to fight with the temporality and complexity of the consumption of energy，says Sovacool．Catherine Mitchell at the University of Exeter，UK，says the research could have an important influence on policy makers．"What the paper says is that there is a lot of work about how buildings use energy，but probably not enough about how the people in them use energy，"she says．（1）By saying "not just because we tend to get wealthier" in Paragraph 2，the writer probably means that．A．poor people can't bring down the high demand for energyB．a comfortable life is not the main cause of in creased energy useC．there are some other reasons leading to the increase in energy consumptionD．people being wealthy or not has nothing to do with the rise of energy consumption（2）What does the author intend to tell us in Paragraph 3？A．Children consumes more energy when they leave home．B．Energy consumption drops briefly before people hit 55．C．The researchers built a model to study the data from US households．D．Energy consumption varies with the change of lifestyle and demand at different ages．（3）Which of the following statements is Hossein Estiri most likely to support？A．Energy will stop increasing when people get older．B．His research could inspire policymakers to change current polices．C．Various factors influencing energy consumption should be considered．D．Old people should use fossil fuel﹣free rather than electrical energy to keep cool．（4）What is the shortcoming of most modeling of climate change mitigation？A．It is expensive and difficult to promote．B．It overestimates the household energy consumption．C．It did not take climate change adaptation into account．D．It regards energy consumption as stable or as only slightly changing．（5）What can we learn from the last paragraph？A．More emphasis should be put on people's energy use．B．The government can't do much without the support of the study．C．It is the buildings，not the people in side，that consume the majority of the energy．D．Policymakers have been working on how to cut down people's energy use．（6）Which column may the article be taken from on the Internet？A．Health．B．Environment．C．Human．D．Technology．20．（12.5分）Many parents worry that showing negative emotions in front of their children will cause them to suffer．For example，children may end up thinking it's their fault or simply "catch" the emotion．Indeed，this worry has a sound basis ﹣the phenomenon of "emotional contagion"（情绪感染）is real，and one recent study found that parents can transfer their fear of going to the dentist，for example，to their children．On the other hand，there is the natural idea that we should "be real" with our children，and that they will benefit from watching a parent who struggles and eventually deals with their negative emotions like any other human being．There are three concepts to consider when it comes to emotional display in front of children：suppression （压抑），"uncontained" expression，and talking about emotions．Suppression of emotion is when you hide the outward signs of an emotion．Unfortunately，it doesn't work very well ﹣the act of suppressing your emotion actually increases your blood pressure．Observers can pick up on your distress despite your efforts to hide it，making them feel stressed．The recent research has also found that when parents feel negative emotions and keep them from their children，they experience lower relationship quality and decreased responsiveness to their child's needs．On the other hand，"uncontained" expression of anger and sadness by the parent is also not salutary for the child．Uncontained means high intensity emotion，with no attempts to regulate or take ownership of it．Shouting，smashing （摔）things and blaming someone else for "making you angry" are all example of this．So，what is the middle ground？That would be talking about emotion taking ownership of them and showing your child that you are trying to deal with them．Classic research found that six﹣year﹣old kids had better emotional understanding and perspective﹣taking skills if their mothers had talked to them about their emotions at the age of three．In fact，the more the mothers had talked，the better the outcome would be．So next time you feel sad，angry or frustrated and your child is watching you expressing emotion，do explain what's going on in terms they can understand．（1）The author uses the example of going to the dentist mainly to．A．explain parents' common fearB．introduce the topic of negative emotionsC．show children may catch parents' emotionsD．present the consequences of transferring negative emotions（2）If a mother suppresses （压抑）her emotions，．A．she will not make her kids feel stressedB．she can hide her emotions from her kidsC．she will often shout at her kids for no reasonsD．she can't respond effectively to her kids' needs（3）What does the underlined word "salutary" in Paragraph 4 probably mean？A．Enough．B．Beneficial．C．Necessary．D．Reliable．（4）What is the author's intention of writing this text？A．To encourage parents to "be real" with our children．B．To call on parents to develop a positive attitude to life．C．To inform parents of the consequences of negative emotions．D．To recommend parents to talk about negative emotions with children．（5）What's the structure of the text？A．B．C．D．第三部分：写作第一节：阅读表达（共1小题；每小题10分，满分10分）阅读短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题．21．（10分）Kobe Bryant wasn't the first NBA player to visit China．But he was the first player to help China grow into a basketball﹣crazed nation．Kobe's first visit was in 1998，and in conducting basketball clinics （篮球训练营），doing business and participating in charity，he was warmly welcomed in the basketball﹣loving country．Once，nearly 15，000 people showed up at 9 am for an event at which Kobe was scheduled to appear at 4 pm．USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo saw firsthand Kobe's popularity during Kobe's time with Team USA at the 2008 Beijing Olympics，when as captain he led the team to a gold medal．"There were tens of thousands of people on the streets，yelling，'Kobe! Kobe!' It wasunbelievable，just unbelievable，" Colangelo said．"It's harder for me to walk around here than in the United States，" Kobe once told reporters in China in 2013．"It's uncontrollable．Fans rush you and surround you，and it gets to the point where you can't go out．"His last visit was in August last year for the 2019 FIBA World Cup．He told reporters，"I watched the country develop from the ground up．I watched Beijing grow．I watched the passion for the game develop．My goal is to develop the country's basketball to a level where they can compete with the best basketball countries in the world，" Kobe said．Kobe was and perhaps remains China's favourite NBA player，and fans in the country were shocked by his death in a helicopter crash in January this year．Tencent，the NBA's digital partner in China，posted a memorial page that drew more than five million visitors in less than five days．Just two days before Kobe died，he posted a short video on the Chinese micro﹣blogging site Weibo，wishing Chinese fans a happy new year．How sorrowful his fans are when they watch the video again!（1）Apart from being an excellent NBA players，what else makes Kobe Bryant special to Chinese fans？（no more than 15 words）（2）What does the author want to prove，telling us what Jerry Colangelo saw at the 2008 Beijing Olympics？（no more than 10 words）（3）What does the underlined phrase "from the ground up" mean in paragraph 5？（no more than 8 words）（4）What made Kobe Bryant confident that China's basketball can be one of the best in the world？（no more than 15 words）（5）How do you find Kobe Bryant？Please give your reason．（no more than 20 words）第二节：书面表达（满分25分）22．（25分）假定你是天津晨中学学生会主席李津，你得知英国友好学校的戏剧社在当地很有名气，你的学校正计划成立戏剧社团，请你根据以下提示给对方戏剧社团团长James 写封邮件，向他咨询．（1）向对方戏剧社团表示敬意；（2）介绍本校成立戏剧社团的目的和计划；（3）向对方咨询（如：怎样挑选成员，询问活动内容等）．注意：（1）词数不少于100；（2）可适当加入细节，使内容充实、行文连贯；（3）开头已给出，不计入总词数．参考词汇：戏剧社团drama clubDear James，_____Yours，Li Jin2020年天津市和平区高考英语一模试卷参考答案与试题解析第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分15分）第一节：单项填空（共15小题，海小题1分，满分15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．例：Stand over thereyou'll be able to see it better.A. orB. andC. butD. while 答案是B．1．（1分）﹣﹣﹣What kind of career would you like，Tom？﹣﹣﹣Well，_________．Being a writer could be interesting．（）A．Sounds amazingB．I'm not sure exactlyC．You got itD．I couldn't agree more【分析】﹣汤姆，你更倾向于什么样的工作？﹣嗯…我不确定，不过做一个作家可能很有趣．【解答】A．Sounds amazing听起来很不错；B．I'm not sure exactly我不确定；C．You got it你做到了；D．I couldn't agree more我非常同意；由回答的人的"Well"可知他很犹豫，不知道自己具体喜欢什么样的工作，所以应该回答"我不确定．"故选：B．【点评】本题考查交际用语，交际用语体现英语的实用性和交流功能，是重要的考查形式，平时多积累一些交际用语，做题时要结合上下文做题．2．（1分）Careers Officers_________contact with young people when they have left school in case they need help in job﹣hunt．（）A．maintain B．dismiss C．abandon D．hold【分析】当年轻人离开学校时，职业管理人员会与他们保持联系，以防他们在找工作时需要帮助．【解答】A．maintain 保持；B．dismiss 解雇；C．abandon放弃；D．hold 保持；根据句意：当年轻人离开学校时，职业管理人员会与他们保持联系，以防他们在找工作时需要帮助．故选：A．【点评】根据句子大意，分析句子结构，辨析选项词语用法，得出最佳答案．3．（1分）These reports give an _________ rather than the details．Some important things are not included．（）A．mark B．account C．comment D．outline【分析】这些报告给出了梗概而不是细节．一些重要的事情没有包括在内．【解答】A．mark标记；B．account账户；描述；C．comment评论；D．outline概要．根据下文"一些重要的事情没有包括在内．"说明仅仅是给出了概要．故选：D．【点评】本题考查名词的词义辨析．做这类题时，要根据选项中每个名词的意思并结合句意，选择最佳答案．4．（1分）_________anxiety，the novel coronavirus （新冠病毒）has also brought opportunities to some industries and changes to our lifestyles．（）A．Due to B．In spite ofC．Apart from D．According to【分析】除了焦虑，新型冠状病毒也给一些行业带来了机遇，改变了我们的生活方式．【解答】A．Due to 由于；B．In spite of 尽管；C．Apart from除了；D．According to 根据：根据句意：除了焦虑，新型冠状病毒也给一些行业带来了机遇，改变了我们的生活方式．故选：C．【点评】考查介词短语词义辨析．弄清楚各个介词短语的词义和用法，准确地翻译句子及备选答案，然后选择最符合题意的选项．5．（1分）John tried hard to figure out_________he has left his schoolbag but in vain．（）A．what B．which C．where D．that【分析】约翰努力想弄清楚他把书包落在哪儿了，但没找到．【解答】根据句意和结构可知figure out后面是宾语从句，从句中缺少地点状语，用where 引导宾语从句．故选：C．【点评】宾语从句，是名词性从句的一种．在主从复合句中充当宾语，位于及物动词、介词或复合谓语之后的从句称为宾语从句．宾语从句分为三类：动词的宾语从句，介词的宾语从句和形容词的宾语从句．6．（1分）He made a good impression last week and_________to the second round of interviews for the post．（）A．got through B．settled downC．came up D．gave in【分析】他上周给人留下了很好的印象，并通过了该职位的第二轮面试．【解答】A．got through 通过；B．settled down 安顿下来；C．came up提出；D．gave in 屈服；根据句意：他上周给人留下了很好的印象，并通过了该职位的第二轮面试．故选：A．【点评】考查动词短语词义辨析．弄清楚各个动词短语的词义，准确地翻译句子及备选答案，然后选择最符合题意的选项．7．（1分）She applied for a position in the sales department_________one considers to be of value and importance．（）A．where B．which C．when D．as【分析】她申请了一个销售部的职位，人们认为这个职位很有价值而且很重要．【解答】根据句意和结构可知这句话使用定语从句，先行词是 a position，定语从句中consider后面缺少宾语，用which引导定语从句．故选：B．【点评】在复合句中，修饰某一名词或代词的从句叫做定语从句．定语从句分为限定性定语从句和非限定性定语从句两种，初中只要求掌握限定性定语从句．8．（1分）Poor Mr．Perkins had to wait patiently until his car was the only one that_________in the parking lot．（）A．left B．would leaveC．was left D．had been left【分析】可怜的珀金斯先生不得不耐心地等着，直到他的车成为停车场里唯一剩下的车．【解答】根据句意和结构可知that引导定语从句，从句中做主语，故从句谓语动词与先行词保持人称和数的一致，先行词是the only one，one指代上文提到的car，且car与leave 是动宾关系，故用被动语态，排除A、B项；根据上文的had to wait until his car was可推断，leave动作发生在had to wait之后，与was时间一致，用一般过去时，故排除D．故选：C．【点评】英语中的及物动词一般都有主动语态和被动语态两种形式．主动语态是无标记的，而被动语态则是有标记的．被动语态由"助动词be+过去分词"构成．助动词be随着主语的人称、数、时态和语气的不同而变化．9．（1分）Physical labour can exhaust the body very quickly．_________，too much study can rapidly reduce mental powers．（）A．Otherwise B．EquallyC．Finally D．Additionally【分析】体力劳动会很快耗尽身体，同样，过多的学习也会迅速降低智力．【解答】A．otherwise否则；B．equally同样地；C．finally最终；D．additionally此外．根据句意可知两句话是在类比．故选：B．【点评】本题考查副词辨析，考生在平时的学习中应注意积累相应的词汇和搭配，并牢记其意思．在做题时，将词义和题干相结合，从语法、句子结构尤其是句意上去判断，句意通顺，符合逻辑，即正确答案．10．（1分）The weather here is great，with temperatures_________from a low of 55°F to a high of 75°F in the summer．（）A．range B．ranged C．to range D．ranging【分析】这里的天气很好，夏天的气温从最低的55华氏度到最高的75华氏度不等．【解答】根据句意和结构可知这句话使用with复合结构，with+宾语+宾语补足语，因为temperatures和range是主动关系，用现在分词作宾语补足语．故选：D。

2020年天津市和平艺术中学高三英语一模试题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AI started working with my hands at a young age. The youngest of five brothers, I took on the role as a “maintenance (维修) man” at an early age for our family’s small grocery store. Often my dad wouldn’t give me a clear idea of how something shouldbe done, so I just had to figure it out by researching or through trial and error.Fast forward to 2016 and those problem-solving skills would become the focus of Tippecanoe High School’s Homebuilding class. I knew I wanted to teach the students skills that went beyond just being able to hammer nails or cut pieces of two-by-fours. The problem was that we didn’t have the resources at the time to do much else. The idea of attracting some type of funding seemed very important. Designing, building and selling a tiny house on wheels seemed like the perfect project to accomplishthe task. I reached out to a number of local businesses and most of them responded with the greatest support for what x k w we were doing.This year we added a new element to the program. Through one of our partners, we were able to connect with the nonprofit Veteran’s Ananda Incorporated. Students in the Homebuilding class are leading the design and production of micro houses to be donated to this organization. The new partnership gives the students another focus to consider when designing and building the houses.There has been no shortage of students since our first year. Three years ago we had 41 students, the next 191, and this year it was limited to just over 160 students so we could have a safe and manageable classroom environment. The number of girls taking the class has risen steadily over the last few years as well. This class offers something for everyone and the skills are universal.1. How can we describe the young author?A. He opened a small grocery store.B. He did a lot of research in the lab.C. He enjoyed doing hands-on activities.D. He learnt about maintenance from his father.2. What do the underlined words “the task” in paragraph 2 refer to?A. Getting some financial support.B. Selling a tiny house on wheels.C. Reaching out to many local businesses.D. Offering the students some problem-solving skills.3. What can be inferred about the Homebuilding class from the last paragraph?A. Its size needs increasing.B. Itis popular with the students.C. It has caused some safety concerns.D. Its classroom environment is hard to manage.BWhen rescuers were called to rescue a “little owl”, they did not expect to find one that was too fat to fly. A concerned citizen first spotted the poor bird lying helplessly. Even Rufus Samkin, whose team then took the team in on Jan.3, believed the bird to be injured. There were no wounds to be found, however, causing experts to believe the female owl was simply too wet to fly.But it was only after a thorough drying-off and complete checkup that they noted the real issue. The rescuers weighed the owl and concluded that she was “simply extremely obese” and couldn’t take off. This additional weight left her unable to fly, though experts began to wonder how she got so fat in the first place. Because it’s rather unusual for wild birds to reach such a state, they decided to keep her a few weeks and monitor her.In the end, the rescuers assessed that it was simply a case of “natural obesity”. December 2019 was quite warm, which meant that there were many insects for the bird to feast upon. Indeed, the owl was discovered in a field that was “filled with field mice” due to the usual climate. “It’s been very mild here, and the owl is able to find foods easily,” Samkin explained. With the sudden food, “she ly ate much and got very fat. She had a lovely time, but went too far.”The researchers consequently put the owl on a “strict diet” so she could shrink to a more “natural weight”. She was even put on a bit of exercise and encouraged to fly around. In the end, the bird was sent flying gracefully off into the British countryside at a much healthier and happier weight. Hopefully, this owl won’t come upon another feast of field mice—unless she wants another few weeks at the fat camp.4. What did people think happened to the owl at first?A. She was hurt.B. She was trapped.C. She was hungry.D. She was wet.5. Why was the bird unable to fly?A. She needed a thorough checkup.B. She should be given a drying-off.C. She was completed overweight.D. She was simply extremely strong.6. What made the owl have enough foods?A. The especially warm weather.B. The reducing number of insects.C. The rich fields growing crops.D. The lovely time the bird enjoyed.7. How did the owl loseits weight?A. Going on a diet and exercising.B. Flying in the British countryside.C. Visiting that fat camp again.D. Enjoying her wonderful feast freely.CANew Zealandcouncil has announced a month-long road closure in order to allow a sea lion and her pup to reach the ocean safely.John Wilson Ocean Drive in Dunedin will be closed after the New Zealand sea lions made their home at a nearby golf course and started "regularly crossing the road to get to the beach," according to a Facebook post from Dunedin City Council."You can still visit the area on foot or by bicycle, but please give the sea lions lots of space," continued the post.Locals applauded the decision, and one even called for the closure to be made permanent."No dogs should be on the beach, either," wrote Gaylene Smith. "We need to protect our beautiful sea life."Dogs are known to attack sea lions, and Chisholm Links Golf Course, where the sea lions have made their home, also posted advice to dog walkers in a Facebook update."We're lucky to have sea lions on our coastline and we need to share the space with them,as this is what makes our coastline so unique!" wrote the course on Facebook.The council went on to explain thatNew Zealandsea lions are endangered, and are one of the world's rarest species of sea lion.There are an estimated 12,000New Zealandsea lions left, according to the Department of Conservation. Under local law, anyone who kills a sea lion could face up to two years in prison or a fine of up to NZ$250,000(US$178,000).8. What decision has the Dunedin City Council made?A. Closing an ocean drive for a month.B. Forbidding entry into a golf course.C. Forbidding walking dogs outside.D. Closing the nearby beach temporarily.9. How did the City Council announce the decision?A. By informing on TV.B. By sending out notices.C. By posting on Facebook.D. By advertising in a newspaper.10. What is the attitude of the local people toward the closure?A. Doubtful.B. Supportive.C. Uncaring.D. Critical.11. What can we learn aboutNew Zealandsea lions from the text?A. They are afraid of humans.B. They are a common species.C. They are being killed by dogs.D. They are under legal protection.DIf you travel inAthens, against popular belief, I would highly recommend saving the Acropolis for your secondday. As attractive as it is to head straight to the most famous building in the city, there are several reasons why you should hold off until later.Sunriseis the best time to see the ruins, and who wants to spend their first day in anew citywaking up at6 a.m.? On top of that, the Acropolis is going to make every other site inAthensless important in comparison, so I recommend not hitting it on your first day.We got to the southeast gate at 7：30, half an hour before it opened at 8. When the gate opened, we rushed to the hill. Our plan paid off because we had the whole complex to ourselves for five minutes. In this age of overtourism, getting to the greatness of the Acropolis with nobody else around felt special and excited.The Acropolis is the name given to the complex on top of the hill, and it’s made up of several buildings. There’s theTempleofAthena Nike, the Parthenon, the Old Temple of Athena, the Legendary Olive Tree of the Pandroseion, the Porch of the Caryatids at the Erechtheion... and on your way down, the Odeon of Herodes Atticus.Something that sounds boring but isn’t is theAcropolisMuseum, and I recommend spending a couple of hours there. As someone who is a museum-avoider, I listened to the recommendations of everyone who had been, and made myself go inside. And I loved it. The museum houses tons of sculptures unearthed from the Acropolis, and it was interesting to check them out.Head toSyntagma Squarenext to watch the changing of the guard. This takes place every hour on the hour, so try to time your visit perfectly. The guards wear fun clothes and make for interesting photos.12. The author suggests visiting the Acropolis on the second day so that ___________.A. it can save visitors a lot of timeB. it can save visitors from getting up earlyC. it can make for a better travel experienceD. it can give visitors a better understanding ofAthens13. How did the author feel when he ran to the top of the hill?A. Bored.B. Worried.C. Relaxed.D. Amazed.14. With what may the author agree about theAcropolisMuseum?A. It is so great that it should be visited last.B. It is enjoyable and worth visiting.C. It wastes a lot of time.D. It should be avoided.15. What is the purpose of the text?A. To provide some advice on visiting the Acropolis.B. To introduce the history of the Acropolis.C. To call on people to protect historic sites.D. To encourage people to travel around.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届天津第一中学高三英语第一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AKuala Lumpur is a capital city in Malaysia. Here are the top 4 budget hotels:The Chinatown Inn (About $30 per night)Just a block from the railway station, located in Chinatown’s open market. It has clean beds, central air conditioning, hot water forcoffee and tea, and a hall with a big screen TV. Wi-Fi is good except Floor 5. The guests’ complaint is that the air condition is too cold, so make sure you get a room with a window. You can open it to let some warmth in.Ancasa Express (About $45 per night).The hotel is above the sky-train station. That makes it convenient to get to other parts of the city. From the station, take the elevator to the 5th floor to reach the hotellobby(大厅). The rooms are clean and nice. There is a flat screen TV, the strongest Wi-Fi, and a very hot rainfall shower. The guests’ complaint is that the cafe is only open for breakfast and dinner, and not 24 hours.Central Hotel (About $35 per night)This hotel is just two blocks from the Central Station, which is the heart of all transportation in the city. From Central you can walk 2 blocks to the beautiful Central Hotel, in which rooms are small but clean, and have common Wi-Fi.Ocean 77 (About $25 per night)On Petaling Street in Chinatown, this brand new hotel is most spotlessly clean. There is a flat screen TV and good Wi-Fi in each room. The location is good, in the heart of the Petaling Street market. No cafe in the hotel, but many on the street.1.In the Chinatown Inn you are told to choose a room with a window ________.A.because the light in the room is dimB.so that you can breathe the fresh airC.so that you can let some warm air inD.so that you can have a good view from it2.If a guest likes surfing the Net, which of the following would be his first choice?A.The Chinatown InnB.Central Hotel.C.Ocean 77.D.Ancasa Express3.What is the unusual characteristic of Ocean 77?A.It is the cheapest, newest and cleanest.B.Its location is in the heart of the city.C.It is located in the street in Chinatown.D.There is a flat screen TV and good Wi-Fi.BWater keeps us alive. When it runs out, we have a problem.About one out of four people on the planet are facing a shortage of water. Seventeen countries around the world are dealing with high-water stress. This means they are using almost all the water they have access to. Many are dry countries. Some waste much of their water. Some may currently use too much of their groundwater that they should be saving. Several big cities face acute shortages. These include Sao Paulo, Brazil; Chennai, India; and Cape Town, South Africa. A year ago, Cape Town faced nay Zero-the day when all its dams would he dry.Climate change adds to the risk of water shortages. Rainfall is less steady. The water supply becomes less reliable. The days grow hotter. More water evaporates(蒸发)from lakes and rivers even as demand for water increases. By 2030, the number of cities in the high-stress category may have risen to 45 and include almost 470 million people.All over the world, farmers compete with city residents for water. Rich urban places, such as Los Angeles, use too much water for pools and golf courses. But the worst problem is the growth of cities. Bangalore, India, for example, had a few years with little rain. It built over its many lakes or filled them with city waste. The lakes are no longer the rain water storage tanks they once were. Bangalore now imports water. A lot of the imported water, however, gets lost on the way to Bangalore.To address this issue, what can be done? First, cities can plug leaks in their water distribution system. Wastewater can be recycled. Rain can be harvested and saved for hard times. Lakes and wetlands can be cleaned up and old wells can be restored. And farmers can switch from water-intensive crops like rice to less-thirsty crops like millet(小米).Experts are looking at ways to reduce the number of people on the planet. They are looking at ways to reduce the size of cities. They are looking for ways to encourage people, factories and farmers to use less water.4. What can we know from Paragraph 2?A. A quarter of the world's population is living with water shortages.B. Nearly all countries are facing acute water shortages now.C. Underground water should he used to meet the water demand.D. Measures have been taken to deal with the water shortage in India.5. What is the main idea of the third paragraph?A. Rainfall is not as steady as before.B. Climate change may lead to water shortages.C. The water supply relies more on rainfall.D. Hotter weather changes the water demand.6. What can farmers do to deal with water shortage?A. Plug leaks in the water distribution system.B. Clean up lakes and wetlands and restore wells.C. Reduce the number of people in the cities.D. Grow less-water consumption crops instead.7. What will be discussed if the passage continues?A. How to prevent from climate change.B. How to inspire people to save water.C. How to recycle wastewater in citiesD. How to make people get access to clean water.COne Sunday morning, my family and I went to a popular restaurant for breakfast. As soon as we walked into Restaurant Happy Meal, a young waitress showed us to a table.We ordered our food and soon after, our food came. Just as we were about to begin our meal, we heard someone shouting for the boss.“What is this? A dead fly in my food!’’ a man with a deep scar (疤) acrosshis face shouted angrily. He strongly hit his fist on the table and swept the plates and cups off it.Thesecame crashing to the floor, breaking into pieces. His companion, a huge man with a tattoo on his arm, stared angrily at the boss who stood nervously in front of the two gangsters (歹徒).The boss apologized repeatedly to the angry customers and tried to calm them down by offering to replace their food. He even told them that they could have their meal for free.The commotion(混乱) affected the business of the restaurant. Fearing that aquarrel would happen, many customers quickly paid for their meals and left the restaurant hurriedly. Some of them had not even finished their breakfast.My father told us to eat our food quickly and not to look at the two angry men. We obeyed him and finished our food within minutes. That was probably the quietest and fastest breakfast my family ever had.Although my father warned us not to look at the two unruly (任性的) customers, I could not help stealing aglance at them.I saw that the boss had managed to calm the two angry customers. Fresh food and drinks were brought to their table. They sat down again and continued their breakfast. Meanwhile the waitress who had shown us to our table earlier swept up the broken china.8. What does the underlined word “These” refer to?A. Tables.B. Cups and plates.C. Two angry customers.D. Dead fly and the food.9. What can we know about the owner from paragraph 4?A. He was sorry for what had happened.B. He was angry with the two customers.C. He was pardoned by the two customers.D. He was disappointed that the men caused problems here.10. What can we infer about the writer and his family?A. They might often talk while they ate.B. They ordered a lot of food each time they ate out.C. They often ate silently and that day was no exception.D. They usually did not like to be disturbed while they ate.11. What did the writer think of the boss?A. Foolish.B. Active.C. Hardworking.D. Wise.DWhen I was young, my mother didn't have the money to send me to school, but she thought it was important for me to keep up with education.So she decided to teach me extra lessons herself.But because she had to go to work, the only time she could do it was at 4：30 inthe morning.We needevery one of you to develop your talents and your skills so that you can help us old folks solve our most difficult problems. If you quit on school—you're not just quitting on yourself, but you're quitting on your country. No one's written your destiny(命运)for you, because you write your own destiny. You make your own future.That's why today I'm calling on each of you to set your own goals for your education and do everything you can to meet them.Your goal can be something as simple as doing all your homework, paying attention in class, or spending some time reading a book.But whatever you decide to do, I want you to commit to it.I want you to really work at it.I know thatsometimes you get that sense from TV that you can be rich and successful without any hard work—that your ticket to success is through rapping or basketball or being a reality TV star.No one's born being good at all things. You become good at things through hard work.You're not a good athlete the first time you play a new sport.You don't hit every note the first time you sing a song.You've got to practise.12. What can we learn from the first paragraph？A. The writer's home was very rich.B. The writer's mother was a teacher.C. The writer was born in a poor family.D. The writer didn't like reading books.13. What does the writer want everyone to do by improving their talents and skills？A. To quit on their country to earn more money.B. To help solve the most difficult problems.C. To write their own new destiny by working as a TV star.D. To spend some time writing books about their own life.14. Why does the writer call on everyone to set his/her own goal？A. Because everyone's future is determined by themselves.B. Because eyeryone's future is to do simple work.C. Because everyone should do their homework.D. Because everyone should pay attention in class.15. How can people realise their great dreams？A. By rapping.B. By playing basketball.C. By being a reality star.D. By working hard.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。

和平区2019-2020学年度高三年级第一次质量检测英语笔试答案第Ⅰ卷第一、二部分（Key to1~55）1.B2.A3.D4.C5.C6.A7.B8.C9.B10.D 11.A12.B13.D14.C15.D16.A17.A18.B19.B20.D 21.D22.C23.B24.C25.D26.D27.B28.C29.A30.A 31.B32.D33.D34.C35.A36.D37.A38.B39.B40.A 41.C42.B43.A44.B45.C46.D47.C48.D49.A50.B 51.C52.D53.B54.D55.BSome possible answers:56.He was the first player to help China grow into a basketball-crazed nation.Or:Being the first player to help China grow into a basketball-crazed nation.Or:Being the first player to help China become a basketball-crazed nation.Or:Being the first player to help make China a basketball-crazed nation.Or:His attempt/desire/intention to help China become a basketball-crazed nation.(the first和help China grow into (1)57.That Kobe enjoys great popularity in China.（只要答出受欢迎即可+2）Or:Kobe is very popular with Chinese.58.Gradually from the beginning.(答出从头开始即可）Or:Steadily from the very beginning.Or:From the basic to the highest.Or:From the beginning to the highest.Or:From the low to the high level.59.He saw China’s development and Chinese people’s passion for basketball.Or:He saw China develop fast and people have passion for basketball.Or:Chinese people show great passion for the game.(只给一分)Or:Chinese people have great passion for the game.Or:Chinese like/love the game very much.Or:That Chinese people show great passion for the game.60.略61.书面表达略英语听力部分参考答案试卷A答案:1—5BABCB6—10ABCCA11—15CACAC试卷B答案:1—5ACBCA6—10ABAAC11—15BBCAC。

绝密★启用前天津市和平区普通高中2020届高三年级下学期第一次质量调查(一模)英语试题2020年5月本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分，共130分，考试用时100 分钟，答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考号填写在答题卡上，并在规定位置粘贴考试用条形码。

答卷时，考生务必将答案涂写在答题卡上，答在试卷上的无效。

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2. 本卷共55小题，共95分第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：单项填空（共15小题，海小题1分，满分15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

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1. ---What kind of career would you like， Tom?Well， ___ . Being a writer could be interesting.A. Sounds amazingB. I'm not sure exactlyC. You got itD. I couldn't agree more2. Careers Officers ____contact with young people when they have left school in casethey need help in job-hunt.A. maintainB. dismissC. abandonD. hold3. These reports give an ______ rather than the details. Some important things are notincluded.A. markB. accountC. commentD. outline4. __ anxiety， the novel coronavirus （新冠病毒）has also brought opportunities to someindustries and changes to our lifestyles.A. Due toB. In spite ofC. Apart fromD. According to5. John tried hard to figure out ____ he has left his schoolbag but in vain.A. whatB. whichC. whereD. that6. He made a good impression last week and ______ to the second round of interviews forthe post.A. got throughB. settled downC. came upD. gave in7. She applied for a position in the sales department _____ one considers to be of value and importanceA. whereB. whichC. whenD. as8. Poor Mr. Perkins had to wait patiently until his car was the only one that ________ in the parking lot.A. leftB. would leaveC. was leftD. had been left9. Physical labour can exhaust the body very quickly. _______ ， too much study can rapidly reduce mental powers.A. OtherwiseB. EquallyC. FinallyD. Additionally10. The weather here is great， with temperatures ______ from a low of 55°F to a high of75 °F in the summer.A. rangeB. rangedC. to rangD. ranging11. There are over 50，000 signs in modern Chinese but luckily， Chinese children ______ learn all of them for everyday purpose.A. needn'tB. mustn'tC. can'tD. won't12. Chinese students overseas are encouraged to return， _______ they honestly fill out medical forms and strictly follow the quarantine rules.A. thoughB. as long asC. unlessD. the moment13. Charlie's wheelchair _____ out of power. He drove it into my office and looked for aplace to charge it.A. runB. have runC. had runD. was running14. Sid is never happy when he has nothing to do.―I know. _____ .A. He has good tasteB. He has done very wellC. It really bothers himD. It's none of his business15. Although the main characters in the fiction are so true to life， they are certainly ____ .A. falseB. visibleC. familiarD. imaginary第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最。

2020届天津市和平艺术中学高三英语一模试题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AWhat to See InHarbinParks inHarbin: Snow Sculpture Expo on theSunIslandPark: massive and beautifully carved sculptures of snow. Ice Lantern Festival: where large ice buildings and statues constructed with lights inside that make them glow.SiberianTigerPark: The park has several large caged areas where the tigers roam freely and live as they-would in their natural environment. We enter these caged areas in a specially designed van with large windows to get a look at these beautiful beasts. Live pheasants (雉) are let loose (if you pay) in order to show you the tigers' natural hunting skills.Russian Architecture: Blessed with grace and character, the city is famous for its unique, Russian-influenced architecture. Remnants (残存) from the days when Harbin wasan important stop on the Russian Manchurian Railroad, the dome-shaped structures remind people of pre-revolutionary Russia. The strong Russian flavor continues to impact the city today due to new trade and tourism betweenHarbinandRussia.TheCentral Avenue: Passers-by only street, a perfect remaining part of the busy international business activities at the turn of the 20th century. The 1.4-km long street is a worthy museum of European architectural styles, including Baroque and Byzantine facades, Jewish architectural wonders, little Russian bakeries, French fashion houses, American snack food outlets, and Japanese restaurants.Guogeli Avenue:Harbin's second biggest shopping district dotted with Russian buildings. A tram track is still preserved in the centre of the road. The street is named after Nikolay (Vasilyevich) Gogol (1809-1852); great Russian novelist, dramatist, satirist, founder of the so-called critical realism in Russian literature, best-known for his novel MERTVYE DUSHI I-II (1842, Dead Souls).Saint Sophia Church (built in 1903): The Orthodox church is a wonderful example of Russian Architecture. We only tour the outside of the church. The inside has been turned into some painters' market and is a big disappointment to all who visit it. You are welcome to venture into the church. Entrance fees are RMB20 per person.1. From where does the author look at the tigers?A. Through the windows of his house.B. In the closed areas of tigers.C. In the areas for walking.D. In their natural environment.2. Where can visitors see the most diverse styles of architecture?A. At Ice Lantern Festival.B. On the Russian Manchurian Railroad.C. On TheCentral Avenue.D. OnGuogeli Avenue.3. When walking in the city ofHarbin, what can visitors still strongly feel?A. The Russian flavor.B. The influence of Guogeli's realism.C. The damage to Saint Sophia Church.D. The mixture of American and Japanese cultures.BThefirst thing we notice about new people are their faces. The next time we see these people, we remember them because we remember their faces. This seems like a simple process. However, scientists found that it is not such a simple process. The section of the brain that is responsible for face recognition seems to work differently for different people. Some people have great difficulty remembering and recognizing faces, while others almost never forget a face.Normal babies are born with a natural ability to recognize faces. In fact, their face recognition abilities are much better than their parents. Babies are most highly skilled at face recognition at six months. But by nine months, they lose this skill. By nine months, a baby’s face-recognition skills are about the same as an adult’s.Unfortunately, some people are not born with this ability to recognize faces. The part of the brain that is responsible for face recognition doesn’t work for them. This condition is called face blindness. People with very severe face blindness cannot even recognize their own faces. In fact, people with this condition can sometimes be frightened when they look in the mirror. They don’t recognize their own face, so for a second they are startled when they see this unfamiliar face.Face blindness is not always severe. Scientists believe up to 10 percent of the population may be affected by face blindness to some degree, yet many people with mild face blindness might not even know they have it. They have no reason to know they are different from anyone else until someone points it out. This is similar to people with color1 blindness. Colorblind people can’t see the difference between certain color1 s such as red and green, until someone tells them that green and red are two different color1 s.There is no cure for face blindness. So for the time being, people with face blindness need to find simple techniques to compensate for their problem. They can try to recognize people by their hairstyle, their voice, or their glasses. Hopefully, in the future as scientists learn more about this condition, they may find a cure.4. What is the first paragraph mainly about?A. The way to improve one’s face-recognition skills.B. The simple process of the brain to recognize others’ faces.C. The fact that some people have face-recognition problems.D. The importance of face recognition in human communication.5. When do children have the best face-recognition skills?A. At birth.B. Half a year old.C. Nine months old.D. In adolescence.6. What does the underlined word “startled” in the 3rd paragraph probably mean?A. Depressed.B. Confused.C. Embarrassed.D. Surprised.7. What does the author think of the problem of face blindness?A. People need to take it seriously.B. Certain techniques can make up for it.C. It will be cured in the near future.D. It has the same effect with color1 blindness.CYou've probably heard it suggested that you need to move more throughout the day, and as a general rule of thumb, that "more" is often defined as around 10,000 steps. With many Americans tracking their stepsvia new fitness-tracking wearables, or even just by carrying their phone, more and more people use the 10,000-step rule as their marker for healthy living. Dr. Dreg Hager, professor of computer science at Johns Hopkins, decided to take a closer look at that 10,000-step rule, and he found that usingitas a standard may be doing more harm than good for many.“It turns out that in 1960 in Japan they figured out that the average Japanese man, when he walked 10,000 steps a day burned something like 3,000 calories and that is what they thought the average person should consume so they picked 10,000 steps as a number” Hager said.According to Hager, asking everyone to shoot for 10,000 steps each day could be harmful to the elderly or those with medical conditions, making it unwise for them to jump into that level of exercise, even if it's walking. The bottom line is that 10,000 steps may be too many for some and too few for others. He also noted that those with shorter legs have an easier time hitting the 10,000-step goal because they have to take more steps than people with longer legs to cover the distance. It seems that 10,000 steps may be suitable for the latter.A more recent study focused on older women and how many steps can help maintain good health and promote longevity (长寿).The study included nearly 17,000 women with an average age of 72. Researchers found that women who took 4,400 steps per day were about 40% less likely to die during a follow-up period of just over four years: Interestingly, women in the study who walked more than 7,500 steps each day got no extra boost in longevity.8. What does the underlined word "it' in Paragraph 1 refer to?A. The phone recording.B. The 10,000-step rule.C. The healthy living.D. The fitness-tracking method.9. What does Paragraph 2 mainly talk about?A. How many steps a Japanese walks.B. How we calculate the number of steps.C. If burning 3,000 calories daily is scientific.D. Where 10,000 steps a day came from.10. Who will probably benefit from 10,000 steps each day according toHager?A. Senior citizens.B. Young short-legged people.C. Healthy long-legged peopleD. Weak individuals.11. How many steps may the researchers suggest senior citizens take each day?A. 4,400 steps.B. 10,000 steps.C. 2,700 steps.D. 7,500 steps.DJon Pedley is making a big change. He is giving up his life as a businessman for a life of helping others. He is trading his beautiful farmhouse in England for life in a mud hut in Uganda, East Africa.Pedley admits that he has notalways led a very positive life. At times he drank too much and got in trouble with the law. “I’ve always put the pursuit of money in front of everything else. As long as I was all right, I didn’t care who I was hurting, ” says Pedley.But a visit to Uganda in 2007 gave Pedley a new outlook on life. He was amazed at what he saw and how much the people there appreciated the work he was doing. “I worked there for a few days and these people who have nothing were thanking me by giving me bags of potatoes, which are a fortune for them,” he said.Now Pedley is selling his business, his $1.5 million farmhouse, and his expensive car — and moving into a hut made of mud and boards in a small Ugandan village. There he will help run an organization that hopes to improvethe quality of life for people in the village of Kigazi. He will help to build schoolrooms for children and tanks to hold clean water for villagers. Today, people in Kigazi must walk two miles to a hospital, so Pedley will help to build doctors’ offices, too.Pedley’s organization will also work with English teenagers who are in trouble. The teens will be sent to a “camp” in Uganda that Pedley will run. The teens will live in mud huts and help to build water, health, and education facilities for kids in Kigazi, many of whom have lost their parents to poverty or disease. Pedley hopes the teens will see a side of life that might help them turn around their own lives and set them on a new and more positive path.12. Which of the following best describes Pedley’s life in the past?A. Negative.B. Colorful.C. Independent.D. Selfish.13. What will Pedley do in the small Ugandan village?A. Do business with the local people.B. Help farmers increase potato output.C. Assist villagers with construction work.D. Introduce tools to improve English teaching.14. Why will Pedley work with English teenagers in trouble?A. To encourage them to make friends with locals.B. To inspire them to live a more positive life.C. To train them to become doctors in the future.D. To make them learn about different cultures.15. What is the best title for the text?A. From millionaire to mud hutB. A life-changing adventureC. A rich man becoming homelessD. More money, more worries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。

高考英语一模试卷题号I II III IV V总分得分一、单选题（本大题共15小题，共15.0分）1.---What shall we give Tom for his birthday？A football，an MP4，a model plane…？---__________．Let's buy him a model plane．（ ）A. It's my pleasureB. That's itC. That's trueD. That's right2.To his delight，Tom quickly earned the trust of his girl friend and then _____ of her parents．（ ）A. oneB. onesC. thatD. those3.---Excuse me，could you please tell me how to get to the nearest Wenfeng Supermarket？---OK，It's two blocks straight ahead．You _____ miss it．（ ）A. can'tB. mustn'tC. needn'tD. wouldn't4.The young backpacker always____ at the Youth Hostel when he was travelling in Britain．（ ）A. put upB. set downC. came aboutD. took up5.The young man，_____ in heavy traffic on the way，got home an hour later than usual．（ ）A. catchingB. caughtC. having caughtD. to be caught6.More and more people prefer to live in the countryside_____ appeal for them lies in thequiet and slow-paced life．（ ）A. whoB. whichC. whoseD. what7.-Is it enough to finish the form for a passport， Madam？-Your passport application form should be _____by two recent photos．（ ）A. updatedB. accompaniedC. establishedD. identified8.Rent usually up in the summer，when college graduates are moving out of their dormitories and seeking for new places t o move in．（ ）A. will goB. goesC. has goneD. went9.Air pollution is ______ most Chinese people are concerned about nowadays，because their health is being threatened．（ ）A. thatB. whyC. whatD. how10.Of the seven days in a week，Saturday is said to be the most popular ____for a wedding in some countries．（ ）A. wayB. situationC. eventD. choice11.--- Did you visit the military museum？--- Yes． Not until then ______ any idea what a guided missile was like．（ ）A. I hadB. did I haveC. I have hadD. have I had12.-Some English idioms are difficult to understand．--Exactly you know the meaning of each word．（ ）A. if onlyB. even ifC. as ifD. now that13.More TV programs，according to government to official，will be produced concern over food safety．（ ）A. to raiseB. raisingC. to have raisedD. having raised14.-Little Daniel is watering the flowers!Why？-Well， I'm not feeling very well today-otherwise I ________ it myself．（ ）A. didB. would doC. had doneD. would have done15.--- Learning a language isn't easy． It takes time．--- I agree． ______． There's no shortcut．（ ）A. Strike while the iron is hotB. All roads lead to RomeC. Where there is a will， there is a wayD. Rome wasn't built in a day二、阅读理解（本大题共20小题，共50.0分）AWelcome to my Message Board!Subject：Slimming down （缩编）classics？Mr．Hands ome2008-5-12 6：34 AM Orion Books，which decides there is a market in creating cut-down classics，is slimming down some novels by such great writers as L．Tolstoy，M．Mitchell and C．Bronte．Now，each of them has been cut down to about 400 pages by cutting 30 to 40 percent of the original，with words，sentences，paragraphs and，in a few cases，chapters removed．The first six shortened editions，all priced at ￡6.99 and advertised as great reads "in half the time"，will go on sale next month，with plans for 50 to 100 more to follow．The publishing house believes that modern readers will welcome the shorter versions．Mr．Edwar ds2008-5-12 9：40 AM Well，I'm publisher of Orion Group．Thanks for your attention，Mr．Handsome．I must say，the idea was developed from a game of "shame" in my office．Each of us was required to confess （承认）to the most embarrassing blanks in his or her reading．I admitted that I had never read Anna Karenina and tried but failed to get through Gone with the Wind several times．One of my colleagues acknowledged skipping （跳读）Jane Eyre．We realized that life is too short to read all the books you want to and we never were going to read these ones．As a leading publishing house，we are trying to make classics convenient for readers but it's not as if we're withdrawing the original versions．They are still there if you want to read them．Ms．Weir 2008-5-12 11：35 AM I'm director of the online book club www．lovereading．co．uk．Mr．Edwards，I think your shortened edition is a breath of fresh air．I'm guilty of never having read Anna Karenina，because it's just so long．I'd much rather read two 300-page books than one 600-page book．I am looking forward to more shortened classics!Mr．Crock att2008-5-12 4：38 PM I'm from the London independent bookshop Corckatt & Powell．In my opinion，the practice is completely ridiculous．How can you edit the classics？I'm afraid reading some of these books is hard work，and that is why you have to develop as a reader．If people don't havetime to read Anna Karenina，then fine．But don't read a shortenedversion and kid yourself it's the real thing．16.According to the message board，Orion Books ______ ．A. opposes the reading of original classicsB. is embarrassed for cutting down classicsC. thinks cut-down classics have a bright futureD. is cautious in its decision to cut down classics17.In Mr．Edwards' opinion，Orion Group is shortening classics to ______ ．A. meet a large demand in the marketB. make them easier to readC. increase the sales of literary booksD. compete with their original versions18.By describing the shortened classics as "a breath of fresh air"，Ms．Weir ______ ．A. speaks highly of the cut-down classicsB. shows her love for original classicsC. feels guilty of not reading the classicsD. disapproves of shortening the classics19.Mr．Crockatt seems to imply that ______ ．A. reading the classic works is a confusing attemptB. shortening the classics does harm to the originalC. publishing the cut-down classics is a difficult jobD. editing the classic works satisfies children's needs20.How many classics are involved in the message board？______A. Two．B. Five．C. Four．D. Three．BMany cities in the world are benefiting from the nocturnal （夜间活动的）activities of a group of people who call themselves guerrilla （游击队的）gardeners．Armed with trowels ，spades and a van full of flowers and plants，guerrilla gardeners turn abandoned urban land into a blaze of color．In city centre locations where there was mud，weeds and empty plastic bottles，residents often wake up to find that the wasted area has been transformed overnight with brightly-colored bedding plants．In most British cities，local governments and police turn a blind eye to the exploit of the gardeners，whose activities are always carried out under cover of nightfall．And so far，there has been nothing but praise from the astonished and delighted local residents when they find their neighborhood transformed in such a striking fashion．Not only do the guerilla gardeners beautify neglected places，they also return regularly to water the plants and weed the flower beds．They also make sure that at least some of the plants they bring are evergreens，which means that the area doesn't look dismal in the winter months．The first guerrilla gardener in London was Richard Reynolds，whose day job is at an advertising agency．Mr．Reynolds，a graduate of Oxford University，began his efforts two years ago when he moved to a flat in a tower block in South London．From his balcony，he could see several empty concrete pots，placed by the local government to contain plants but never used．He went out after midnight and filled the pots with plants，and then planted more flowers in the path leading to the entrance to the block．He then set up a website to explain his plan and called upon more gardeners to join him．Cash donations flooded in and，more importantly，volunteers rushed to be part of thecampaign．Within six months，there were five hundred people in London prepared to come out at very short notice to revitalize （恢复活力）neglected parts of the urban landscape．There are now unofficial but carefully-organized groups in many cities in Britain and North America and there is a website where would-be urban gardeners can find out the location of the next expedition．21.According to the text，guerrilla gardeners got their names ______ ．A. because of the residents' adviceB. from the local governmentC. for the nature of their workD. based on the local cultures22.These guerrilla gardeners do their work ______ ．A. at the request of the governmentB. nearby their houseC. often in return for others' helpD. of their own free will23.Why do the guerrilla gardeners often return to their former working place？______A. To look after these plants．B. To enjoy these beautiful flowers．C. To help plants live through winter months．D. To change the types of these plants．24.Richard Reynolds decided to fill the pots with plants with the purpose of ______ ．A. making the neighborhood more beautifulB. agreeing with his own jobC. advertising some products in his agencyD. killing his spare time25.It can be inferred from the text that these guerrilla gardeners ______ ．A. are mainly from the United KingdomB. will later get well paidC. are still not accepted by the local peopleD. become more and more organizedCFor thousands of years，people have known that the best way to understand a concept is to explain it to someone else．"While we teach，we learn，" said Roman philosopher Seneca ．Now scientists are bringing this ancient wisdom up-to-date．They're documenting why teaching is such a fruitful way to learn，and designing innovative ways for young people to engage in instruction．Researchers have found that students who sign up to tutor others work harder to understand the material，recall it more accurately and apply it more effectively．Student teachers score higher on tests than pupils who're learning only for their own sake．But how can children，still learning themselves，teach others？One answer：They can tutor younger kids．Some studies have found that first-born children are more intelligent than their later-born siblings （兄弟姐妹）．This suggests their higher IQs result from the time they spend teaching their siblings．Now educators are experimenting with ways to apply this model to academic subjects．They engage college undergraduates to teach computer science to high school students，who in turn instruct middle school students on the topic．But the most cutting-edge （最前沿）tool under development is the "teachable agent" - a computerized character who learns，tries，makes mistakes and asks questions just like areal-world pupil．Computer scientists have created an animated （动画的）figure called Betty's Brain，who has been "taught" about environmental science by hundreds of middle school students．Student teachers are motivated to help Betty master certain materials．While preparing to teach，they organize their knowledge and improve their own understanding．And as they explain the information to it，they identify problems in their own thinking．Feedback from the teachable agents further enhances the tutors' learning．The agents' questions compel （强迫）student tutors to think and explain the materials in different ways ，and watching the agent solve problems allows them to see their knowledge put into action．Above all，it's the emotions one experiences in teaching that facilitate learning．Student tutors feel upset when their teachable agents fail，but happy when these virtual pupils succeed as they derive（获得）pride and satisfaction from someone else's accomplishment．26.What are researchers rediscovering through their studies？______A. Seneca's thinking is still applicable today．B. Better learners will become better teachers．C. Human intelligence tends to grow with age．D. Philosophical thinking improves instruction．27.How does teaching others benefit student tutors？______A. It makes them aware of what they are strong at．B. It motivates them to try novel ways of teaching．C. It helps them learn their academic subjects better．D. It enables them to better understand their teachers．28.What do we learn about Betty's Brain？______A. It is a character in a popular cartoon．B. It is a teaching tool under development．C. It is a cutting-edge app in digital games．D. It is a tutor for computer science students．29.What do students do to teach their teachable agents？______A. They motivate them to think independently．B. They ask them to design their own questions．C. They encourage them to give prompt （迅速的）feedback．D. They use various ways to explain the materials．30.What is the key factor that eases student tutors' learning？______A. Their sense of responsibility．B. Their emotional involvement．C. The learning strategy acquired．D. The teaching experience gained．DA new batch of young women - members of the so-called Millennial （千禧的）generation - has been entering the workforce for the past decade．At the starting line of their careers，they are better educated than their mothers and grandmothers had been - or than their young male counterparts are now．But when they look ahead，they see roadblocks to their success ．They believe that women are paid less than men for doing the same job．They think it's easier for men to get top executive jobs than it is for them．And they assume that if and when they have children，it will be even harder for them to advance in their careers．While the public see greater workplace equality between men and women now than it did 20-30 years ago，most believe more change is needed．Among Millennial women，75% say this country needs to continue making changes to achieve gender equality in the workplace，compared with 57% of Millennial men．Even so，relatively few young women （15%）say they have been discriminated against at work because of their gender．As Millennial women come of age （成年）they share many of the same views and values about work as their male counterparts．They want jobs that provide security and flexibility，and they place relatively little importance on high pay．At the same time，however，young working women are less likely than men to aim at top management jobs：34% say they're not interested in becoming a boss or top manager；only 24% of young men say the same．The gender gap on this question is even wider among working adults in their 30s and 40s，when many women face the trade-offs （权衡）that go with work and motherhood．These findings are based on a new Pew Research Center survey of 2，002 adults，including 810 Millennials （ages 18-32），conducted Oct．7-27，2013．The survey finds that，in spite of the dramatic gains women have made in educational attainment and labor force participation in recent decades，young women view this as a man's world - just asmiddle-aged and older women do．31.What do we learn from the first paragraph about Millennial women starting their careers？______A. They can get ahead only by striving harder．B. They expect to succeed just like Millennial men．C. They are generally quite optimistic about their future．D. They are better educated than their male counterparts．32.How do most Millennial women feel about their treatment in the workplace？______A. They are the target of discrimination．B. They find it satisfactory on the whole．C. They think it needs further improving．D. They find their complaints ignored．33.What do Millennial women value most when coming of age？______A. A sense of accomplishment．B. Job stability and flexibility．C. Rewards and promotions．D. Joy derived from work．34.What are women in their 30s and 40s concerned about？______A. The welfare of their children．B. The narrowing of the gender gap．C. The fulfillment of their dreams in life．D. The balance between work and family．35.What conclusion can be drawn about Millennial women from the 2013 survey？______A. They still view this world as one dominated by males．B. They account for half the workforce in the job market．C. They see the world differently from older generations．D. They do better in work than their male counterparts．三、完形填空（本大题共20小题，共30.0分）When I was eight，I wanted a toy and needed ﹩10 to buy it．But，as usual，I was broke ．I decided to ask my 11-year-old sister，Kathleen，for a loan．I went to her room，(36) her for the cash．Laughing，she agreed to lend me the money，but added，"I will charge you 10 percent compound interest （复利）every(37)until you pay me back．" "Compound interest - what's that？" I asked．"Well，interest is what you call the (38)money borrowers have to pay back on a loan，" she explained．"Compound interest means that the interest payments get bigger and bigger the(39)you take to pay back the loan．To repay the loan，you will need to give me﹩11 after one month．If you wait two months to pay me back，your (40)will grow from﹩10 to﹩11．So I'll be charging you interest on﹩11．Then I will add that interest to the﹩11 you already owe me，for a (41)of ﹩12.10．That's what you'll owe me after two months．""Sure．I get it，" I said．Though truthfully，I was getting (42)．Kathleen lent me the money，and I bought the toy．My birthday came a month later，and my mom gave me﹩10．(43)，that was just the amount I needed to buy another toy I wanted (44)．I put off paying my sister for a month．However，after another month，I (45)about the loan．Several months later，on Christmas morning，my sister and I each found a﹩20 bill in our stockings．I was just putting it into my pocket (46)Kathleen tapped me on the shoulder．"Sorry，kiddo．That's mine．I'm (47)on your debt．""Huh？" Then I (48)the loan．"Hey! How can it be that much？I (49)borrowed ﹩10．" "True，" she said，"but interest has been compounding for eight months．Nowyou(50)me﹩21.43．" She paused，then added．"You can pay me the﹩1.43．"I (51)to believe that a﹩10 loan could more than double so quickly．Much to my (52)，my sister got her pencil and tablet and showed me exactly how it all added up．My head(53)as I tried to keep track of Kathleen's (54)，but this time，I got the basic idea of compound interest．I(55)the hard way that borrowing money can be "double trouble" in no time．36. A. blaming B. begging C. searching D. preparing37. A. month B. year C. week D. day38. A. little B. same C. enough D. extra39. A. shorter B. longer C. more D. less40. A. cash B. saving C. note D. debt41. A. total B. cost C. number D. bill42. A. encouraged B. shocked C. confused D. satisfied43. A. Gradually B. Obviously C. Unfortunately D. Hopefully44. A. seriously B. anxiously C. secretly D. desperately45. A. forgot B. knew C. talked D. cared46. A. after B. until C. while D. when47. A. carrying B. collecting C. relying D. focusing48. A. remembered B. understood C. realized D. noticed49. A. normally B. nearly C. only D. really50. A. owe B. offer C. take D. give51. A. decided B. refused C. pretended D. managed52. A. relief B. delight C. annoyance D. regret53. A. turned B. nodded C. cooled D. hurt54. A. calculations B. excuses C. directions D. discoveries55. A. explored B. learned C. explained D. questioned四、阅读表达（本大题共1小题，共10.0分）56.Some years ago，I was hired by an American bank．I received a letter from the head ofthe Personnel Department that started，"Dear John，I am quite pleased that you have decided to join us．" That "quite" saddened me．I thought he was saying "we're kind of pleased you decided to join us although I wish we had hired someone else．" Then Idiscovered that in American English "quite" sometimes means "very"，while in British English it means "fairly"．So the first lesson about working in other countries is to learn the language and by that Idon't just mean the words people speak．It is the body language，dress，manners，ideas and so on．The way people do things highlights many of the differences we see between cultures．Some of these differences may be only on the surface - dress，food and hours of work - while others may be deeper and take longer to deal with．Mostly，it is just a question of getting used to the differences and accepting them，like the climate，while getting on with business．Some of the differences may be an improvement．People are more polite；the service is better；you ask for something to be done and it happens without having to ask again．However，other differences can be troubling，like punctuality．If you invite people toa party at 7 o'clock your guests will consider it polite to turn up exactly on time inGermany，five minutes early in the American Midwest，an hour early in Japan，15 minutes afterwards in the UK，up to an hour afterwards in Italy and some time in the evening in Greece．I prefer not to use the word "late" because there is nothing wrong with the times when people arrive．It is simply the accepted thing to do in their own country．Why did the author feel sad about what the head of the Personal Department said？（no more than 10 words）______What does the phrase "on the surface" in Paragraph 3 mean？（no more than 10 words）______According to the author，what should we do with most cultural differences？（no more than 10 words）______In the example mentioned in Paragraph 4，why do people from different countries arrived at different times？（no more than 15 words）______Suppose an exchange student from USA lived with your family，how would you help him to get used to the cultural difference？Give your reason．（no more than 20 words）______五、书面表达（本大题共1小题，共25.0分）57.假设你是晨光中学的学生会主席李华．学生会将举办每年一度的英语演讲比赛，本年度的主题为"The English Novel I Like Best"．作为组织者，你将在演讲比赛开幕时发言，请你根据以下提示用英语写一篇发言稿．（1）说明比赛的意义，如提高英语听说能力，养成读书的习惯等；（2）说明比赛的注意事项，如每人演讲不超过5分钟，语言流利，发音准确等；（3）预祝比赛圆满成功．注意：（1）词数：不少于100词；（2）可适当加入细节，以使行文连贯；（3）发言稿的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入词数．Good afternoon，ladies and gentlemen，Welcome to this year's English speech competition．______Thank you!答案和解析1.【答案】B【解析】答案：B 考查语言交际．A项：不用谢；B项：就这么简单，就这样；C项：是这样；D项：对的．根据句意，B项符合题意．--我们应该给汤姆什么生日礼物？一个足球，一个MP4，一个飞机模型…？--就这样．让我们给他买个飞机模型．语言交际是灵活多变的，要注意根据语言环境具体问题具体分析．要做好这类题，需从以下三个方面着手：1．仔细审题，明确大意：首先要仔细审题，即在对话不完整的情况下，尽量弄懂该篇对话的大意和情景（如购物、看病、问路和应答、约会、口语应用等）．2．分析对话，试填答案：在解题过程中，要根据具体语境和上下文，分析对话中所缺部分、判断所缺的句子．3．全文复读，融会贯通：在试填好答案之后，应从头至尾再把对话读一遍，按照对话情境，中心内容，推理判断．2.【答案】C【解析】答案是C．考查指示代词．one 泛指上文提到的单数形式的同一类事物；ones 是泛指上文提到的复数形式的同一类事物；that 特指上文提到的同类事物，且常有定语修饰；those 指代上文提到的远距离或空间的人或物．句意是"令他高兴的是，Tom很快取得了他女朋友的信任，然后取得女友父母的信任．"用that指代上文提到的the truse，后面有介词短语of her parents作定语进行修饰．故答案是C．令他高兴的是，Tom很快取得了他女朋友的信任，然后取得女友父母的信任．解答此类题目，首先需要明确句意，其次清楚每个选项的含义和具体用法，然后结合句意选择正确的答案．3.【答案】A【解析】答案：A can't不可能；mustn't不准；needn't不必；wouldn't不会；句意表达的是肯定的语气，you can't miss it是指路时的常用表达方式，意思是你一定能找到你要找的地方．故选A．-打扰一下，你能告诉我最近的文风超市怎么走吗？-好的，它就在前面的两个街区．你肯定能找到．情态动词的用法是英语中常考的语言点．通常考查的方式有虚拟和推测，本题考查的是情态动词在交际用语中的使用．学习时要注意积累．4.【答案】A【解析】考查动词短语的辨析．put up张贴；举起；建造；提供食宿；set down制定；（使）放下；（叫…）下车；记下；come about发生；take up占用；开始从事；接受（提议）．句意：年轻的背包客在英国旅行时总是在青年旅社住宿．故选：A．年轻的背包客在英国旅行时总是在青年旅社住宿．本题考查动词短语的辨析．在高中的学习中平时要多积累动词及动词固定搭配的用法，考试时只能凭借记忆力来答题，尤其是单项选择很难推出某个搭配的意思，所以平时的积累记忆是尤其重要的．5.【答案】B【解析】答案 B be caught in属于固定搭配，意思是"遇到，遭遇"，此处空白处作主语the yong man的后置定语，句中无连词，应该使用非谓语动词caught 作yong people 的后置定语．故答案为B这位年轻人，路上遇到繁忙的交通，回家比平常晚了一小时．本题考查非谓语动词，对于非谓语动词的考查，一定要学会判断语态，根据主被动就可以排除掉干扰项，然后根据动作发生的先后顺序判断时态，最终选出正确答案．另外，对于固定搭配平时需要多积累，多总结，这样才能提高正确率．6.【答案】C【解析】答案：C．考查定语从句．本句中，countryside是先行词，从句中缺少的成分是定语，只有whose可以在从句中作定语．故选：C．越来越多的人愿意住在乡村，对于他们来说乡村的新引力在于平静慢速的生活．处理定语从句题目时，首先要准确判断从句类型，然后根据从句中缺少的成分，结合先行词，得出正确答案．7.【答案】B【解析】本题考查实义动词．update 更新；校正，修正；使现代化；accompany 陪伴，伴随；伴奏；establish 建立，创立；确立；identify 确定；鉴定；识别，辨认出．根据句意：您的护照申请表应附两张近照．意思是护照申请表和照片都需要．故选：B．---女士，填好护照申请表就行了吗？---您的护照申请表应附两张近照．考查实义动词的辨析．动词辨析注重考查考生结合语境准确选用动词的能力．平时要求学生注重积累，掌握动词词组的搭配，结合语境，才能选出正确答案．8.【答案】B【解析】考查一般现在时．根据句中的状语 usually，要用一般现在时的单数形式．故B项正确．其它三项不符合语境．故选：B．在夏季，当大学生搬离他们的宿舍，寻找新地方搬进时，租金通常会上涨．解答此类问题要了解各种时态的基本含义，并区别各种时态之间的差异，了解某些时态的特殊用法，然后结合语境选择正确答案．9.【答案】C【解析】本题考查表语从句．is后面是表语从句，从句中concerned about后面缺少宾语，用what引导表语从句．故选：C．空气污染是当今大多数中国人关心的问题，因为他们的健康正受到威胁．本题考查名词性从句，首先判断属于哪种名词性从句，再判断从句缺少什么成分，如果缺少主宾表，用what，不缺少成分和意思用that，缺少疑问词根据句意判断．10.【答案】D【解析】答案：DA．way　方法，方式；B．situation　情景，形式；C．event　事件，项目；D．choice　选择根据题意一周里，星期六是举办婚礼最受欢迎的"选择"日．故选：D．一周七天里，在有些国家，星期六据说是婚礼最受欢迎的选择．本题考查名词辨析．要求学生平时多积累词汇，再结合具体的语境判断．11.【答案】B【解析】本题考查倒装句．根据句意和结构可知这句话使用not until+then置于句首，后面用部分倒装，和was一致用一般过去时．故选：B．---你参观过军事博物馆吗？--是的，直到那时才知道导弹是什么样子的．英语中常见的特殊句式有倒装句、省略句、强调结构等，由于其句子结构特殊，不要与其他句式混淆导致失分．12.【答案】B【解析】答案：B．根据Some English idioms are difficult to understand可知you know the meaning of each word表示即使你知道每个单词的含义，你可能也不能理解，所以答案是B even if"即使"．其他选项的含义分别是A"要是这样就好了"；C"好像"；D"既然"．---一些英语习语很难理解．---确实如此．即使你知道每个单词的含义，你可能也不能理解．考查从属连词．even if 即使，纵然．引导让步状语从句的（=even though）1．I wouldn't lose courage even if I should fail ten times．即使要失败十次，我也绝不灰心．2．Don't utter hard words even if you feel angry．即使是生气也不要骂人．13.【答案】A【解析】本题考查不定式。

2020年天津中学高三英语第一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AIf you truly want to live, you need to get out and see the world. Traveling and living different adventures may become your favorite lifestyle. Here is a brief introduction about the top three destinations to visit in the world. ParisFirst on the list is Paris, France. For some people, this shouldn’t be a surprise. For others, they might consider Paris overrated as it has a reputation for being dirty. Any major city in the world might be thought to be dirty by anyone not living in a city. It comes with the territory. The reason Paris is at the top of this list is not because of its famous attractions but because of its charm. You can spend the day walking around cobblestone streets and enjoy elegant cafes and high-end shopping. When you finish satisfying your appetite, you can relax on the banks of the Seine River.Glacier National ParkGlacier National Park comes in second on the list. It is located in Montana, America. It will be well worth the effort thanks to snow-capped mountains, crystal blue lakes, seventy miles of hiking trails, and thirteen camping areas. If you visit during the summer, you can go swimming or white-water rafting. If you visit during the winter, you can go skiing or snowshoeing. But the real allure (诱惑力) and what you will always remember is the breathtaking scenery and fresh mountain air.Bora BoraThe reason Bora Bora is the third on this list is that it’s expensive, which could limit your other travel plans. If you do make it to this small island paradise, you will find peaceful beaches, jungles, luxury accommodations, turquoise water, and some of the friendliest people you have ever met.Other vacation destinations that should be on your list if you’re living the adventurous lifestyle include London, the South Island of New Zealand, Maui, Tahiti, Tokyo, Barcelona and New York City.1. Tourists can ______ to appreciate the charm of Paris.A. enjoy crystal blue lakesB. visit its famous attractionsC. take a walk around cobblestone streetsD. meet the friendliest people you have ever met2. Which of the following points in Glacier National Park will really attract tourists?A. peaceful beaches.B. White-water rafting.C. Snow-capped mountains.D. Fresh mountain air.3. What’s the purpose of this passage?A. to introduce the top three destinations.B. to compare the top three destinations.C. to encourage people to live an adventurous lifestyle.D. to analyze the good and bad points of the three destinationsBAvi Loeb, a scientist, believes that we are not alone in the universe. The belief fits withLoeb's alien spaceship theory that at least one alien spaceship might be flying over the orbit of Jupiter, which won the international attention last year.Astronomers inHawaiifound the first known interstellar object in late 2017. It was a bit of light moving so fast past the sun that it could only have come from another star. Almost every astronomer on the planet was trying to figure out how the object, called “Oumuamua” got to our far-away part of the Milky way galaxy. “One possibility is that ‘Oumuamua’ is debris from an advanced technological equipment,” Loeb said. “Technology comes from another solar system just showed up at our door. ”“‘Oumuamua’ is not an alien spaceship,” Paul Sutter, another scientist wrote. He suggested Loeb was seeking publicity. Most scientists think “Oumuamua” is some sort of rock. They think it could be an icy wandering comet.Loeb says that “Oumuamua's” behavior means it can't be a block of rock shaped like a long photo. He thinks it's more likely an object that's very long and thin, perhaps like a long pancake or a ship's sail. Loeb says that if someone shows him evidence thatcontradictshis beliefs, he will immediately give in.Loeb believes himself a truth-teller and risk-taker in an age of very safe, too-quiet scientists. “The worst thing that can happen to me is that I would be relieved of my management duties, and that would give me even more time to focus on science,” Loeb says. He said he wouldn't mind giving up all the titles he had and returning to the Israeli farming village where he grew up.4. What does Loeb say about “Oumuamua”?A. It is an icy comet.B. It looks like a long photo.C. It is actually some sort of rock.D. It may come from another alien civilization.5. What does the underlined word “contradicts” in paragraph 4 probably mean?A.Goes against.B. Relies on.C. Turns to.D. Searches for.6. What do you think of Loeb?A. He is foolish.B. He is unsatisfied with his titles.C. He is a firm believer in scientific truth.D. He is uncertain about his career future.7. What's the best title for the text?A. Have Aliens Paid a Visit in Spaceships?B. Do We Really Know about Space Theory?C. Scientists Are Working on High TechnologyD. Astronomers Are Encouraging Space TravelCAccording to a survey, the wasteof food on the dining table occupies 10% of the total grain output.Last week, Meituan, a giant online food ordering platform, co-published a proposal with a number of business organizations, calling on restaurants to stop food waste and help develop new eating habits for customers. Following the proposal, merchants are asked to offer guidance for consumers, including reminding them during the ordering process about the taste of the ingredients, portion sizes and other information about the dishes, to helpthem avoid excessive ordering and food waste.Catering（餐饮)associations in more than 18 provinces have also joined the campaign to remove food waste. The Wuhan Catering Association proposed an “NT" ordering code for restaurants in which a group of 10 diners would only order enough for nine people. More food is only brought to the table if required. On Friday, the China Cuisine Association announced that it had teamed up with Ele. me, the Alibaba Group Holding-owned food delivery platform, to launch a "half-dish plan," encouraging restaurants to provide customers with the option to order smaller portions.Tang Zhisong, a professor at Southwest University Education School, said "Evaluating how much you can eat, how much you should buy and how to deal with the leftover is a way for young people to improve their self-management. It's also a means to teach them sharing food, caring about others, and more importantly, developing a mindset of suitability. "8. What's the purpose of the proposal mentioned in the passage?A. To change customers' attitude toward life.B. To promote a new policy on food delivery.C. To spread the idea of healthy eating.D. To encourage restaurants to reduce food waste.9. What does the underlined word “excessive" in Paragraph 2 prolably mean?A. More than enough.B. Less than required.C. Better than ever.D. Worse than before.10. Paragraph 3 is mainly developed by.A. offering analysesB. presenting a surveyC. giving examplesD. making comparisons11. What do Tang's words suggest?A. Sharing food is caring about others.B. Young people should have self-discipline.C. Reducing food waste has all-round benefits.D Saving food contributes to a sustainable society.DThe British poet Matthew Byrne moved to Beijing in 2013 and felt that the capital city's poetry scene was lacking．His obsession（痴迷）for starting poetryevents led to the foundation of the Spittoon Collective in May 2015．“At that time，the literary activity in Beijing was The Bookworm based in Sanlitun，”Byrne says．While some of Beijing's literary institutions would go on to close in the fall of 2019，Spittoon would continue to grow as a community for poets and writers，as well as musicians and others in the creative scene．Byrne describes the Spittoon Collective as a platform for people to share ideas，from literary works to different forms of art，with projects developing from the creative energy within the community．Spittoon originally started as a poetry night at the Mado Bar in Dongcheng District 's Baochao Hutong．Byrne says，“In Beijing，you have these wonderful hutongs，ancient structures where you can walk down and visit cool bars，so I thought it would be good to have a poetry event as it seemed like poetry belonged naturally to this area．”He adds，“The objective now is to discover Chinese voices and broadcast them to the rest of the world．We create a kindof theme park-like atmosphere where every Thursday is occupied by a different literary style or art form．”The readings would mainly be in English，but with an international community，a new section called“Poetry-in-Translation”was started，which featured works in Chinese，French，Arabic，Russian，Spanish andother languages．Joining organized activities like Spittoon can be a major help for those caught up in a boring life．And it's especially important for the people who have moved to China as they need to buildnew relationships while living in a different country．12. What can we know about the Spittoon Collective?A. It was closed in 2019．B. It was set up in 2013 in Beijing．C. It's popular with literature lovers．D. It's a community just for foreigners．13. Why did Byrne start the Spittoon Collective in Baochao Hutong?A. To attract students' love of poetry．B. To expandChina's literature globally．C. To makeBeijing's hutongs famous．D. To combine poetry with the hutong．14. What effect would the Spittoon Collective have on Chinese culture?A. Beneficial．B. Negative．C. Challenging．D. Controversial．15. What is the author's attitude to the Spittoon Collective?A. Unclear．B. Intolerant．C. Doubtful．D. Favorable．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届高三英语一模试题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ACome and enjoy Vivaldi's TheFour Seasonsperformed by live musicians!Tickets△Zone A Sating (Excellent Visibility, $75)△Zone B Seating (Great Visibility, $60)△Zone C Seating (Good Visibility, $45)△Zone D Seating (Restricted Visibility, 30)Zone A and Zone B audiences will get the chance to take pictures with the performers on the stage after the show.Highlights* A beautiful venue bathed in candlelight.*Classical music performance by the Angel Strings quartet*A safe and socially-distanced event, ensuring you are comfortable and at ease.General Info*Dates and times: Various dates, at 6:30 pm and 8:30 pm (select during purchase).*How long: 65 minutes. Doors open 45 minutes before the start time. We recommend you arrive at least 30 minutes before the start of the event, as late entry is not permitted.*Where: Events on Oxlade*Age requirement: Must be 8 years old or older to attend. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult.*Please note: The 6:30 pm seating will take place during daylight hours outdoors, and the space will not be that dark. In the case of rain, the event will be moved to the indoor area of the venue.DescriptionWhether you're looking for a beautifully unique classical music performance or a romantic candlelit experience, this performance is for you. You don't need to know all things about Vivaldi to enjoy the evening; simply sit back and admire the wonderful atmosphere and the pieces you'll hear.Join our musicians for an evening under the stars, and prepare to be taken into the clouds with Vivaldi' s most treasured masterpieces!1.What can someone with a $45 ticket do?A.Perform on the stage.B.Enjoy good visibility.C.Select a seat in Zone B.D.Take photos with the musicians.2.What should potential audiences keep in mind?A.Arrive at the venue on time.B.Learn about Vivaldi in advance.C.The performance lasts 45 minutes.D.The event will be canceled if it rains.3.What do we know about the 8:30 p.m. performance?A.It welcomes children under the age of 8.B.Its performers differ on different dates.C.Its stage will be decorated with candles.D.It will be shown in the indoor area of the venue.BThe secrets of dreaming are always interesting psychologists. It is generally acknowledged in the field that dreams people have during this time betweenchildhood and full adulthood, that’s around 30, are the strongest and most influential. Yet not enough is known about the repeated patterns of dreaming. Researchers are still trying to answer a basic question: How does dreaming relate to the life experiences and developmental challenges?G. William Domhoff and Adam Schneider, at theUniversityofCalifornia, help to answer this question by examining the lengthy dream series of two individuals, “Izzy” and “Jasmine”. Izzy provided a collection of 4, 329 dream reports from between the ages of 12 and 25, while Jasmine provided 664 dreams recorded between the ages of 14 and 25.Large collections of dreams like these pose challenges to researchers. Until recently, the means of studying dream series was to employ a team of recorders who take the time to code each dream for a predetermined(预先确定的)number of content categories, and then compare their results. Nowadays, digital technologies enable the analysis of language usage in dreams with high speed, accuracy, and objectivity. This marks a revolutionary advance in the science of dreaming. However,itcan only lead so far.To gain more specific and detailed insights, Domhoff and Schneider tailored word strings(词串)for each dreamer, mixing elements of traditional research with digital tools for analyzing large data sets. For Izzy theseword strings included “family and s”, “celebrities” and “fantasy”, while the word strings they created for Jasmine included “familiar places,” electrical equipment” and “music”. The researchers used these word strings to identify connections between their dreams and real lives. Surprisingly, the results of the analysis revealed a great deal of consistency(一致性)and continuity in both sets of dreams. Izzy pays much attention to pop culture, and has affection for famous actors. Jasmine is an accomplished musician and performer.“The frequencies of dream elements show the intensity(强度)of the dreamer’s personal concern with that element in waking thought,” Domhoff and Schneider conclude. For anyone who still claims dreaming is merely random nonsense from the brain and mental world, these findings are hard to explain away.4. What do psychologists agree with about dreams?A. Dreams are influenced by life experiences.B. Dreaming is never nonsense from the brain.C. Dreams in one’s teens and twenties are strongest.D The patterns of dreaming are usually repeated.5. What does “it” underlined in paragraph 3 refer to?A. The collection of dreams.B. Research into dreaming.C. The digital method.D. The challenge for psychologists.6. How do the researchers conduct their study?A. By analyzing large data sets.B. By developing individualized word strings.C. By identifying the patterns of dreaming.D. By making comparison with traditional research.7. Which can be the best title for the text?A. New tech, new findingB. Dreams: reflections of waking realityC. Lives, languages, dreamsD. Life experiences: elements of mental worldCIt was New Year time, but I wasn’tlooking forward to it. That winter, my mother and my stepfather moved ourfamily toSouthern California. My brother and I were leaving our ruralAlabamabehind. This would be our first New Year away fromAlabama. My mother took toCalifornialike a swan to a royal lake. My athletic little brother, Paul, was keyed up at a climate that allowed him to go to the beach whenever he wanted.I, however, was a fat child with heavy southern pronunciation. My first day in the new class, I introduced myself in a low voice. The moment I opened my mouth to speak, the whole class burst into laughter, “He talks funny.” It was so frustrating that I went to place a call to Granny Smith after school, who was my biggest support, But I didn’t get through.On Sunday evening, the phone rang. It was Granny. She often took advantage of the discounted long-distance rates on Sundays. She said she’d shipped a New Year package. Sure enough, it arrived. Surprised at the box, large enough to hold a small refrigerator, we eagerly tore it open. The smell of Granny’s house filled the room: a combination of fried meat, sausages, furniture polish and decorations. Her house was tiny and always filled withtackyholiday decorations and homemade food before New Year. But in my childhood eyes, it was precious and fantastic.There were countless tins and containers. We open hem to discover piles of holiday treats. She even included our traditional candy bats. The box was as bottomless as a magical box. There, beneath all these, was familiar holiday.Every New Year that we spent inCalifornia, the postal service would call and say our package was arrived. Over the years, many treasures arrived in the box. For me, it’s always been the best part of the holiday.8. How did the author’s brother feel when they were moving toCalifornia?A. Indifferent.B. Joyful.C. Appreciative.D. Disappointed.9. Why did the author’s classmates laugh at him?A. He spoke in a low voice.B. He made a humorous talk.C. He looked overweight.D. He had a strong accent.10. What does the underlined word “tacky” probably mean?A. Suitable.B. Expensive.C. Cheap.D. Attractive.11. Which of the following can be the best title of the text?A. Granny’s Care PackageB. An UnforgettableHolidayC. Our Move toCaliforniaD. A Telephone Call from GrannyDIn many countries of the world, people can confidently tell youthe meaning of their town or city, but mostpeople who live inManchester,OxfordorBirminghamwould not be able to explain what the name of their city means. The name of every British town and city, however, has a long history.Two thousand years ago, most people living inBritainwere Celts. Even the word “Britain" is Celtic (凯尔特语).Then the Romans arrived and built camps which became cities called “castra". This is why there are so many place names inEnglandwhich end in "-chester" or “-caster"Manchester, for example.The Romans never reachedWalesorScotland, and many placenames there are Celtic. For example,Welsh place names that begin with “Llan" come from the Celtic word for "church".After the Romans leftBritain, it was attacked by the Anglo-Saxons who were from the area of Europe that is nowGermanyandHolland. The names of their villages often ended in “-ham" or “-ton". Some got their names from the leader of the village.SoBirminghamfor example, means "Beormund's village”The Anglo-Saxons were farmers and the landscape was very important to them, so we have villages called Upton (village on a hill)——a good place to build a village and Moreton (“village by a lake”)where floods could make life hard. Place names that end in “-ford" (a place where you could cross a river) also describe the location of Anglo-Saxon villages.Finally, in 1066EnglandbecameNorman—theNormansgave us the place name "grange", which means farm.And how aboutLondon? Experts cannot agree. The Romans called the city Londinium, but they were not the first inhabitants (居民). People once believed that theUnited Kingdom’s capital city got its name from the castle of a King called Lud but this is very unlikely. Our best guess today is that the name comes from a Celtic word meaning a fast-flowing river. Like a number of British place names, its history is lost in time.12. The origin of British place names is unfamiliar to many local people because ofA. the death of local languagesB. the long lost history of the namesC. their lack of interest in itD. the frequent changes to the names13. According to the article,Stratfordis most likely a town .A. on a hillB. near a castleC. beside a riverD. with a church14. Which of the following shows the correct order of the arrival of inhabitants inBritain?A. The Celts—The Romans—TheNormans—The Anglo SaxonsB. The Celts—The Romans—The Anglo Saxons—TheNormansC. The Romans—The Celts—The Anglo Saxons—TheNormansD. The Romans―The Anglo Saxons—The Celts—TheNormans15. What doesLondonmean in Celtic?A. RiverB. LondiniumC. LudD. Castle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。