1、 第 1 页 共 14 页 第 2 页 共 14 页 外 装 订 线 学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_ 内 装 订 线 绝密启用前绝密启用前 北京市北京市 2020 年高考模拟试卷年高考模拟试卷 英语英语 注意事项： 1答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息 2请将答案正确填写在答题卡上 第第 I I 卷（选择题卷（选择题) ) 请点击修改第 I 卷的文字说明 一、完形填空一、完形填空 A new study found that inner-city kids living in neighborhoods with more green space gained about 13% le
2、ss weight over a two-year period than kids living among more concrete and fewer trees. Such 1 tell a powerful story. The obesity epidemic(流行病) began in the 1980s, and many people believe increased portion sizes and inactivity are to 2 , but that cant be everything. Fast foods and TVs have been 3 us
3、for a long time. “Most experts agree that the changes were 4 to something in the environment,“ says social epidemiologist Thomas Glass of The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. That something could be a 5 of the green. The new research, 6 in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine,
4、 isnt the first to associate greenery with better health, but it does get us close 7 identifying what works and why. At its most straightforward, a green neighborhood 8 means more places for kids to play which is 9 since time spent outdoors is one of the strongest correlates(相关的事物) of childrens acti
5、vity levels. But green space is good for the mind 10 : research by environmental psychologists has shown that it has cognitive（认知的） 11 for children with attention-deficit disorder. In one study, just reading 12 in a green setting improved kids symptoms. 13 to grassy areas has also been linked to 14
6、stress and a lower body mass index (体重指数) among adults. And an 15 of 3,000 Tokyo residents associated walkable green spaces with greater longevity (长寿) among senior citizens. Glass cautions that most studies dont 16 prove a causal link between greenness and health, but theyre nevertheless helping sp
7、ur action. In September the U. S. House of Representatives 17 the delightfully named No Child Left Inside Act to encourage public initiatives aimed at exposing kids to the outdoors. Finding green space is not 18 easy, and you may have to work a bit to get your family a little grass and trees. If you
8、 live in a suburb or a city with good parks, take 19 of whats there. Your children in particular will love it and their bodies and minds will be 20 to you. 1Afindings Bessays Cassumptions Dabstracts 2Ascold Bblame Ccharge Dcriticize 3Aamong Balong Cbeside Dwith 4Aglued Brelated Cassociated Dopposed
9、5Ascratching Bdenying Cdepressing Dshrinking 6Apublished Bcontributed Cillustrated Dcirculated 7Aat Bto Cfor Dover 8Afully Bsimply Cseriously Duniquely 9Avital Bcasual Cfatal Dmental 10Astill Balready Ctoo Dyet 11Abenefits Bprofits Crevenues Dawards 12Aoutward Bapart Caside Doutside 13ASolution BRea
10、ction CExposure DAddiction 14Amuch Bless Cmore Dlittle 15Aarticle Bexpedition Canalysis Doption 第 3 页 共 14 页 第 4 页 共 14 页 外 装 订 线 学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_ 内 装 订 线 16Acuriously Bnegatively Cnecessarily Dcomfortably 17Arelieved Bappointed Capproved Dperformed 18Amerely Balways Cmainly Dalmost 19Aadvantage Bex
11、ception Cmeasure Dcharge 20Aregretful Bmerciful Cjoyful Dgrateful 二、阅读理解二、阅读理解 John Fisher, a builder, and his wife Elizabeth wanted more living space, so they left their small flat for an old 40-meter-high castle tower. They have spent five years turning it into a beautiful home with six floors, wi
12、nning three architectural prizes. I love the space, and being private, Elizabeth says. You feel separated from the world. If I am in the kitchen, which is 25 meters above the ground floor, and the doorbell rings, I dont have to answer it because visitors cant see I am in! There are 142 steps to the
13、top so if I go up and down five or six times a day, its very good exercise! But having to carry heavy things to the top is terrible, so I never buy more than two bags of shopping from the supermarket at a time. Except for that, its a brilliant place to live. When we first saw the place, I asked my f
14、athers advice about buying it, because we couldnt decide. After paying for it, we were a bit worried because it looked awful. But we really loved it, and knew how we wanted it to look. Living here can be difficultyesterday I climbed a four-meter ladder to clean the windows. But when you stand on the
15、 roof you can see all the way out to the sea on a clear day, and thats a wonderful experience. I am really glad we moved. 21What is the writer trying to do in the text? A. describe how to turn an old tower into a house B. recommend(推荐) a particular builder Cdescribe what it is like to live in a towe
16、r Dexplain how to win prizes for building work 22Which of the following best describes Elizabeths feelings about the tower? A. She wanted it as soon as she saw it. B. She likes most things about it. CShe has been worried since they paid for it. DShe finds it unsuitable to live in. 23What problem doe
17、s Elizabeth have with living in such a tall building? A. Her visitors find it hard to see if she is at home. B. She feels separated from others. CShe cannot bring home lots of shopping at once. DIt is impossible to clean any of the windows. 24How will John and Elizabeth advertise their tower if they
18、 sell it? A B C D An image is worth a thousand kilos? Okay, so maybe not a thousand kilos, exactly, but a study shows how a photo diary can keep dieters motivated, making them more likely to achieve their target weight. Elias Kuzmar Daza, a medical professional from Colombia, studied the motivation
19、levels of patients on weight loss programs at a nutrition clinic. Different measurements were taken of the patients each week, including body mass index (指标) food and exercise diaries, etc. to record their progress. In addition, full-body photographs were taken each week, which proved to be very mot
20、ivating and a key factor in patients completing the full program. FOR SALE Castle tower, turned into six small flats, close to supermarket. FOR SALE Prize-winning home, five years old. Six rooms, all with sea views. FOR SALE A house with a differencea castle tower, turned into a lovely home. Wonderf
21、ul FOR SALE Tall building, used to be a castle. High windows give a good view. Needs some improvement. 第 5 页 共 14 页 第 6 页 共 14 页 外 装 订 线 学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_ 内 装 订 线 Over the course of the sixteen-week program, a full ninety percent of patients, aged between 16 and 72, saw the treatment through to the e
22、nd, with seventy percent successfully meeting their weight loss aims. Among those monitored, one measurement proved particularly motivating: waistline. This finding indicates that the majority of the patients who attended the clinic did so motivated by image, rather than any underlying condition. It
23、 should be pointed out that eighty percent of them were female. Another useful finding of this study was that patients did not necessarily need to attend the clinic in person for the program to be effective. A support line was set up, which patients could call to submit their measurements. They also
24、 took and sent their own full-body photographs to the researcher. Fifty percent of patients completed the program in this way. Summarizing the findings, Kuzmar says: What patients want is a photo, rather than cold numbers. These photos serve as visual confirmation that all their hard work is paying
25、off, encouraging them on to further weight loss. 25What is the purpose of the study? ATo show losing weight is very easy. BTo compare several ways to lose weight. CTo prove the effect of images in weight losing. DTo see how many people can lose weight successfully. 26How many patients in the clinic
26、reached their weight-loss goals? A50%. B70%. C80%. D90%. 27What can give people most motivation when they are trying to lose weight? AFriends encouragement. BOthers strong muscles. CTheir slimmer waistline. DTheir standard blood pressure. 28What must the patients do to complete the weight-loss progr
27、am? AGo to the clinic every week. BCall to submit their measurements. CReport to the professional every day. DTake full-body photographs each week. Lisa was running late. Lisa, 25, had a lot to do at work, plus visitors on the way: her parents were coming in for Thanksgiving from her hometown. But a
28、s she hurried down the subway stairs, she started to feel uncomfortably warm. By the time she got to the platform, Lisa felt weak and tiredmaybe it hadnt been a good idea to give blood the night before, she thought. She rested herself against a post close to the tracks. Several yards away, Frank, 43
29、, and his girlfriend, Jennifer, found a spot close to where the front of the train would stop. They were deep in discussion about a house they were thinking of buying. But when he heard the scream, followed by someone yelling, Oh, my God, she fell in! Frank didnt hesitate(犹豫). He jumped down to the
30、tracks and ran some 40 feet toward the body lying on the rails. No! Not you! his girlfriend shouted after him. She was right to be alarmed. By the time Frank reached Lisa, he could feel the tracks shaking and see the light coming. The train was about 20 seconds from the station. It was hard to lift
31、her. She was just out. But he managed to raise her four feet to the platform(站台) so that bystanders could hold her by the legs and drag her away from the edge. That was where Lisa briefly regained consciousness(知觉), felt herself being pulled along the ground, and saw someone else holding her purse.
32、Lisa thought shed been robbed. A woman held her hand and a man gave his shirt to help stop the blood pouring from her head. And she tried to talk but she couldnt, and that was when she realized how much pain she was in. Police and fire officials soon arrived, and Frank told the story to an officer.
33、Jennifer said her boyfriend was calm on their 40-minute train ride downtown - just as he had been seconds 第 7 页 共 14 页 第 8 页 共 14 页 外 装 订 线 学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_ 内 装 订 线 after the rescue(营救), which made her think about her reaction at the time. I saw the train coming and I was thinking he was going to di
34、e, she explained. 29What was the most probable cause for Lisas weakness? AShe had run a long way. BShe felt hot in the subway. CShe had done a 1ot of work. D She had donated blood the night before. 30Why did Jennifer try to stop her boyfriend? ABecause they would miss their train. BBecause he didnt
35、see the train coming. CBecause she was sure Lisa was hard to lift. DBecause she was afraid the train would kill him. 31How did Frank save Lisa? ABy lifting her to the platform. BBy helping her rise to her feet. CBy pulling her along the ground. DBy dragging her away from the edge. 32When did Lisa be
36、come conscious again? AWhen the train was leaving. BAfter she was back on the platform. CAfter the police and fire officials came. DWhen a man was cleaning the blood from her head. 33The passage is intended to _ Awarn us of the danger in the subway Bshow us how to save people in the subway Ctell us
37、about a subway rescue Dreport a traffic accident The phone is ringing at the other end of the line and it clicks as it is being answered A voice says quickly, Hello, will you hold, please? Then there is another click, followed by silenceIt seems like hours before someone comes back on the line - tha
38、t is, if you dont hang up first Office calls are, perhaps, the most difficult and the most important part of a secretarys workThe first impression that a man receives about a business is often through a telephone contactA caller who is left hanging on hold will get the feeling that he or she has bee
39、n forgotten or ignoredIf a call is answered rudely, the caller may become angryAnd if the call is not routed directly to the right person, the caller may feel that he or she is getting the run-around. Laura Needham is a secretary in the executive offices of a large manufacturing company As a good of
40、fice secretary, Laura knows that all phone calls must be answered without delay and handled efficiently. She knows that a secretary must be pleasant and helpful, no matter how busy she is or what kind of feeding she may be inShe knows she must keep calm if a caller gets impatient or becomes angry; a
41、lso, of course, she knows she can never allow herself to lose her temper (脾气) If she does not have the information the caller asks for, she must know who does have the informationFinally, she knows that one of her most important responsibilities(责任)is to screen telephone calls and to know which call
42、s to refer to her boss, which calls to refer to other people, and which calls to handle herself A well-handled telephone call will give the caller a good impression of the company he or she is dealing withFor this reason, an office secretary who can handle telephone calls cheerfully, tactfully (老练的)
43、, and efficiently is a valuable asset to any organization 34Good secretaries find it to handle office calls well. Avery. boring Bvery important Cquite necessary Dextremely difficult 35The underlined word “nmaround“ here means . Aa flat refusal Ba not-so-warm welcome C . an unpleasant refusal Can unh
44、elpful response 36In Lauras opinion a secretary can never be a good one until . Ashe often asks her boss how to answer a telephone call 第 9 页 共 14 页 第 10 页 共 14 页 外 装 订 线 学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_ 内 装 订 线 Bshe knows how to please all the people Cshe has the information that others need Dshe can keep calm and
45、 never loses her temper 37This passage is mainly about . Awell-handled telephone calls , Ban efficient office secretary called Laura Needham Cthe importance of how office calls are dealt with Da secretary being a valuable asset to her company 三、七选五三、七选五 Puppy Food A puppy (young dog) is a precious addition to a
