英语_2020届陕西省某校高三第三次模拟英语试题含答案

2020届陕西省某校高三第三次模拟英语试题

一、阅读理解

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72 Hours in Beijing

Traveling to China is no longer a luxury for many foreign passport holders. The Chinese

government has permitted a 72-hour visa-free policy that offers access to visitors from 53

countries including the US, France and Austria. Let's start with the capital of China, Beijing.

Here's a pick of the best in Beijing!

Mutianyu Great Wall

Your trip to Beijing isn't really complete without seeing one of the "New Seven Wonders of

the World", the Great Wall of China. The Mutianyu section of the Great Wall is by far the most

well-preserved of all. Taking a one-hour bus ride, Mutianyu would be your ideal location for

a half-day of hiking away from the large crowds in the city. Also, the authorities have allowed

tourists to paint graffiti on a specific section of the Great Wall since 2014. The Great Wall was

designated（把……定名为）a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1987.

Summer Palace

Located in northwestern Beijing, the Summer Palace is by far the city's most well-preserved

royal park. With its huge lake and hilltop views, the palace offers you a pastoral escape into

the landscape of traditional Chinese paintings. The Summer Palace was added to the UNESCO

World Heritage List in 1998.

798 Art Zone

This would be on the top of my list! Named after the 798 factory that was built in the 1950s,

the art zone is home to various galleries, design studios, art exhibition spaces, fashionable

shops and bars. You could easily spend half your day wandering around the complex, feeling

the contrast of the present and the past.

Sichuan Provincial Restaurant

While in Beijing, apart from trying the city's best-known Peking duck, the Sichuan provincial

restaurant is one of places where you can enjoy regional delicious food. It offers one of

China's eight great cuisines, Sichuan Cuisine, which ranges from Mapo tofu to spicy chicken.

（1）How does the author describe Mutianyu Great Wall?

A Tourists need a half-day to arrive there. B Tourists are allowed to paint graffiti

anywhere. C It is the most well-maintained part of the Great Wall. D It was named a

UNESCO World Heritage site 20 years ago.

（2）Where would you go first if you were the author?

A 798 Art Zone. B Summer Palace. C Mutianyu Great Wall. D Sichuan Provincial

Restaurant.

（3）Who is the passage intended for?

A The tourists who prefer to travel for free. B The foreigners to stay in Beijing for 3

days. C The visitors coming from every corner of China. D The foreigners coming to

Beijing for the first time.

2. The year I turned fifty, I decided to do something new every day． However, balancing

365 new things with work and family, while still managing to do the laundry and get dinner

on the table every night, was not always easy． In the early weeks of the project, I found it

difficult to find so many new things．

It wasn't long before my friends learned that I was open to almost anything I could

consider a new thing, and the invitations began pouring in﹣﹣﹣﹣not just from

friends, but friends of friends． As a result, my life was new． I went dog sledding． I

attended a Fashion Week fashion show． I went to numerous lectures on all kinds of topics

that I never would have previously considered useful or interesting and found something to

appreciate in every single one． I even signed up immediately when learning about a local

group trying to get into the Guinness Book of World Records by doing something unusual．

As time went by, whenever I learned about something that seemed remarkable． I did

what I could to pursue it． Instead of "Why", I began to ask "why not"． Now I find it is

easier to just keep my eyes open to the possibilities that surrounded me． It turns out there

were new things everywhere, and all I had to do was to make a little effort to enjoy them．

I look back on the year． It doesn't matter to me that many of my new things weren't

exactly meaningful． What matters is how to make full use of them when discovering there

is an endless number of new things for me． It seemed to me an obvious sign that at

fifty, my life was full of promise． I could continue to grow, stretch my wings, and learn

more every day for the rest of my life． I enjoyed the idea of something new, and it gave me

a reason to welcome each day as an opportunity to experience the world a little differently．

（1）Which of the following can best describe the author's feeling according to Paragraph 1？________

A Saying is one thing but doing is another． B Actions speak louder than