1、 2020 年北京市高考适应性测试 英 语 本试卷共 12 页，共 120 分。考试时长 100 分钟。 考生务必将答案答在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 英语 第 1 页（共 12 页） 第一部分：知识运用（共两节，45 分） 第一节 语法填空（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，共 15 分） 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写 1 个适当 的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。 A Mrs. Bailey was important in the educational journey that carri
2、ed me through school and into my profession. Until I joined her class, I hadnt believed in my ability as a writer. She 1 (persuade) me to join the poetry society and lit in me a fire for literature. She recognised 2 (I) potential and showed me that I could write with creativity and enthusiasm. Becau
3、se of the confidence she inspired in me, Ive carved out a 3 (success) profession as a journalist. B Some university students carried out a campaign 4 they celebrated their whole day without cell phones. This move was to improve their relationships with their near and dear ones and to keep them away
4、from the virtual (虚拟的) life. 5 (study) indicate that a majority of young people used their phones during lessons, over family meals or even at the cinema. The problem of phone addiction (成瘾) has been observed since a few years ago, with experts and psychologists 6 (try) to increase awareness about t
5、his problem. C The tiger shark 7 (consider) to be one of the most dangerous sharks in the world. Why are tiger sharks so dangerous? First, they like to live 8 waters where humans usually swim, so the chances of an encounter (遭遇) are much greater. Second, tiger sharks are so strong and aggressive tha
6、t they can 9 (easy) hit a person. And third, tiger sharks have teeth perfectly 10 (design) for cutting their food, so it is certain that the damage will be disastrous. 英语 第 2 页（共 12 页） 第二节 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，共 30 分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出 最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Afel was only a very smal
7、l boy when he first saw snow in a picture book. It had lots of pictures of children 11 in big white fields. He asked, “Mum, what are those white fields?” His mother laughed, “Thats snow, and they are making a snowman!” She tried to 12 what snow was. Afel didnt really 13 because there was no real sno
8、w where he lived. But he showed great 14 . One day when he was 12, Afel was watching a programme on TV at his uncles house. The programme was full of snow. And not only snowthere were people 15 across the snow. They looked like fantastic birds. They had hats covering all their heads and big goggles
9、over their eyes. And on their feet, they had 16 shoes. “What are those?” he asked his uncle 17 . “Skis,” replied his uncle. “And those people are called skiers.” At that moment, he 18 to be a skier. He asked his uncle what the programme was. “The Winter Olympics,” said his uncle. “Its like the norma
10、l Olympics, but for 19 where you need snowski jumping, bobsleigh (长橇), those sorts of things. They 20 it every four years.” Afel found out that the next Winter Olympics would be in Beijing, in 2022. “Perfect,” he thought. “Enough 21 for me to become a brilliant skier.” “But theres no snow here!” peo
11、ple told him. “Where are you going to ski?” Afel 22 them. He made himself a pair of skis from two pieces of wood. He tied them to his feet and practised skiing 23 two sticks in his hands. He practised again and again until he could 24 quite quickly across the sand. He 25 to fly down the hills like t
12、he people on TV, but he couldnt. “Never mind,” he thought. “Its a 26 ” “How will you go to the Olympics?” people asked him. “Our country doesnt 27 have a team that goes to the Winter Olympics. We have good runners and win lots of medals at the Olympics. But no skiing, no.”Afel didnt 28 . So every ni
13、ght, out in the middle of the desert, Afel now practises skiing down sand hills. He 29 that the yellow sand and brown earth are as gold as the medal he will bring home with him, when he is the 30 . 英语 第 3 页（共 12 页） 11Adrawing Bplaying Cdancing Dhiking 12Aannounce Bstress Cconclude Dexplain 13Amind B
14、respond Cunderstand Dregret 14Ainterest Bconcern Cpatience Dconfidence 15Awalking Briding Crunning Dflying 16Astrong Bstrange Cfashionable Dcomfortable 17Apolitely Bhopefully Cexcitedly Dnervously 18Apromised Bclaimed Cagreed Ddecided 19Aprojects Bfields Csports Dcourses 20Again Bhave Caccept Dmark
15、21Atime Benergy Cexperience Ddetermination 22Aavoided Bignored Ccorrected Dcriticized 23Apushing Bpulling Cholding Dwaving 24Aroll Bmarch Cjump Dmove 25Aneeded Bprepared Cpretended Dattempted 26Astart Bchance Csolution Dstrategy 27Aeven Boften Cshortly Dfinally 28Arefuse Binquire Ccare Dcomplain 29A
16、dreams Bpredicts Cassumes Drealizes 30Aauthority Bchampion Cgenius Dcelebrity 第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，40 分） 第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，共 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，并 在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 英语 第 4 页（共 12 页） A If youre looking to buy a gift for your children, why not keep up with the trend and get the best hoverboa
17、rd? What is a Hoverboard? A hoverboard is a two-wheeled personal transportation device. Its electrical, portable and became highly popular in 2015 in reference to a popular 1980s movie. Typically, this self-balancing device operates like a powered skateboard. How Does a Hoverboard Work? The device m
18、ay have many designs, but the mechanism itself isnt complicated. Basically, a standard hoverboard contains: Battery: stores the electrical power. Almost all hoverboards use a high-watt lithium-ion battery. Gyroscope (one for each wheel): allows riders to tilt (倾斜) the hoverboard while maintaining ba
19、lance and adjusting their direction. Motor (one in each wheel): provides the power to the wheels to keep the rider balanced and upright. Logic board: functions as the hoverboard brain. It processes datayour speed, tilt, etc.and sends information to the motors. This unit controls the power of the boa
20、rd so riders can adjust their speed. All the above components work together to control the power and tilt of the hoverboards so the rider is balanced, upright and moving at a controlled speed. Why Buy a Hoverboard? Undoubtedly, hoverboards are cool. Youve probably seen kids riding one around the hou
21、se. Theyre a phenomenon and everybody wants in. So, why deny your kids and prevent them from being part of this trend? Where is a hoverboard legal? Despite their wild popularity, hoverboards have yet to become “street-legal”. Currently, some places prohibit anyone under 16 from using these devices,
22、and hoverboards are banned in academic institutions and public places, like campus buildings, parks, shopping malls and subway stations. Some places have also put speed limits on the devices and restricted their use to bike paths. However, open areasincluding your yardare free of these restrictions.
23、 hoverboard 英语 第 5 页（共 12 页） 31. The logic board of a hoverboard can _. Astore electricity Bpower the wheels Csend information to the riders Dreceive data and give command 32. According to the passage, a hoverboard can be used _. Aon campus Bin parks Con bike paths Din shopping malls 33. What is the
24、 main purpose of this passage? ATo evaluate a gifts quality. BTo recommend a gift choice. CTo compare new hoverboard models. DTo clarify functions of the latest hoverboards. B Growing up, Deka Ismail says she let labels define what she could be. “I was a black girl, from a refugee (难民) family,” Deka
25、 said. “It was as if I was only allowed to explore in this predetermined box.” After a high school chemistry class inspired her to think about a career in science and gave her confidence in the field, Deka learned to live outside labels and began making big plans for her future. Now she is about to
26、begin her freshman year at the University of California, planning to become a professor. Born and raised in San Diegos City Heights neighbourhood, Deka is the daughter of a Somali refugee couple. While some might say Dekas success happened in spite of her background, she would say differently, that
27、her experiences shaped her and inspired her to be the driven, young scientist that she is today. When Deka was eight years old, her mother got a job by studying hard back in school in order to support the whole family. That made Deka realize that education could make a difference to ones life. She s
28、pent a lot of time in the library reading books, and didnt do many of the things her peers did, like partying or having romantic relationships. “I always felt like I had to be the perfect girl for my family,” Deka said. “You have to not even do your best but two times better than everyone else. I fe
29、lt like the whole world was waiting for me to mess up.” 英语 第 6 页（共 12 页） Dekas efforts paid off. The summer before her senior year of high school, she was accepted to the American Chemical Society Project SEED Programme. “She brought both enthusiasm and focus,” Botham, a researcher at this research
30、institute, recalled. “She arrived every day ready to work, ready to learn and ready to tackle new challenges regardless of whether or not she had done anything similar.” When asked what advice she would give to others like her, Deka warned them not to underestimate themselves. “Dont tell yourself th
31、at scholarship is too big or this programme is too competitive or Ill never get into this school, ” she said. “I was not sure whether I could make it until I started seeing the acceptance letters rolling in.” 34From the passage, we can learn that _. A. Deka was adopted by a refugee family B. Deka sp
32、ent a lot of time going to parties C. Deka became a professor after graduation D. Dekas experiences drove her to work hard 35Deka realized the importance of education _. A. from her mothers experience B. after her chemistry class C. by reading books in the library D. through working at the institute
33、 36According to the last paragraph, Deka advised that students be _. A. patient B. confident C. ambitious D. generous 37What does the story intend to tell us? A. Life is not all roses. B. Practice makes perfect. C. Well begun is half done. D. Hard work leads to success. C A group of blue-faced birds
34、 step through the grass shoulder to shoulder, red eyes looking around. They look like middle schoolers seeking a cafeteria table at lunchtime. Perhaps theyre not so different. A new study, led by Damien Farine, an ornithologist who studies collective behaviour, shows that the vulturine 英语 第 7 页（共 12
35、 页） guineafowl of eastern Africa, like humans, have multilevel societies. In the past, scientists assumed such social structures required a lot of brainpower. But the pea-brained guineafowl are revealing the faults in that assumption. These large birds wander across the landscape in packs, often wal
36、king so closely that their bodies touch. They may fight each other to maintain their strict hierarchies (等级制 度), but at other times they engage in friendly behaviours like sharing food. Suspecting the guineafowl might have a social structure, Dr. Farine and his colleagues began a thorough study of t
37、heir society. For a whole year, they made daily observations of 441 birds. Coloured leg bands in unique combinations let researchers tell the black-and-blue birds apart. They also attached GPS devices to the backs of 58 birds, which let them see exactly where every group went, 24 hours a day. The fi
38、ndings of the research suggest that the vulturine guineafowl have a multilevel society. There are groups within groups within the population as a whole. There even seem to be groups of friends within the small groups. This is the first time anyone has observed such a society in a bird. And Dr. Farin
39、e emphasizes this particular birds tiny brain size: “They dont only have small brains relative to mammals (哺乳动物), they also have quite small brains relative to other birds,” he said. According to him, living in this kind of society might actually make it easier to keep track of the social order. For
40、 example, if groups are stable and a bird can identify just one or two individuals within a group, it knows which group its looking atno need for a brain that can recognize every single animal. Multilevel societies also let animals adjust their group sizes based on whatever challenges theyre facing.
41、 Depending on what enemies or resources are around, it might make sense to travel in a combined group rather than a smaller one. “Having a multilevel structure may not require having a large brain,” Dr. Farine said. There may be more birds and other animals out there that, although small-brained, ha
42、ve societies as many-leveled as our own. 38According to the passage, what inspired Dr. Farine to carry out the study? AThe guineafowls social behaviour. BPrevious assumptions about birds. CHis interest in animal brainpower. DThe faults in earlier research. 英语 第 8 页（共 12 页） 39What is Paragraph 4 main
43、ly about? AThe research subjects. BThe research methods. CThe research findings. DThe research equipment. 40What can be learned from the passage? AComplex social systems can be a disadvantage to the guineafowl. BThe guineafowl are good at recognizing individuals in a group. CBirds maintain social or
44、der by travelling in combined groups. DSmall-brained animals can form multilevel societies. 41What is the main purpose of the passage? ATo present the findings of a study of the guineafowl. BTo explain the interaction patterns in multilevel societies. CTo introduce a new approach to observing the gu
45、ineafowl. DTo uncover clues about how complex societies are formed. D For several decades, there has been an extensive and organized campaign intended to generate distrust in science, funded by those whose interests and ideologies are threatened by the findings of modern science. In response, scient
46、ists have tended to stress the success of science. After all, scientists have been right about most things. Stressing successes isnt wrong, but for many people its not persuasive. An alternative answer to the question “Why trust science?” is that scientists use the so-called scientific method. If yo
47、uve got a high school science textbook lying around, youll probably find that answer in it. But what is typically thought to be the scientific methoddevelop a hypothesis (假设), then design an experiment to test itisnt what scientists actually do. Science is dynamic: new methods get invented; old ones
48、 get abandoned; and sometimes, scientists can be found doing many different things. If there is no identifiable scientific method, then what is the reason for trust in science? The answer is how those claims are evaluated. The common element in modern science, regardless of the specific field or the particular methods being used, is the strict scrutiny (审查) of claims. Its this tough, sustained process that works to make sure faulty claims are rejected. A scientific claim is never accepted as true until it has gone through a lengthy “peer review” because the reviewers are experts
