1、2020 年高考英语省市名校好题精选：阅读理解 （1）2020 届广东省高考模拟英语试题届广东省高考模拟英语试题 A Lecture-related events which are free and open to the public will be held in the National Gallery of Art. Seating is available on a first-come, first-seated basis. Registration is not required. Dont miss an event! Lecture One: The Moon in th
2、e Age of Photography August 20 at 2:00, 2020 West Building Lecture Hall Mia Fineman, department of photographs, Metropolitan Museum of Art 2019 marks 50 years since Apollo 11 landed on the moon on July 20, 1969, capturing the attention of viewers worldwide who eagerly awaited the first photographs t
3、aken onsite. Mia Fineman explores the fascinating history of the moon imaging. Lecture Two: Conversation with Oliver Lee Jackson September 15 at 2:00, 2020 East Building Auditorium Oliver, artist, has created a complex body of work which masterfully weaves together visual influences ranging from the
4、 Renaissance to modernism. His works are drawn from his study of African cultures and American jazz. Lecture Three: Photography and Nation Building in the Nineteenth Century October 6 at 2:00, 2020 East Building Auditorium Makeda Best, master of Photography, Harvard Art Museums. In this lecture, Mak
5、eda Best will explore the function of slavery and enslaved people in visual narratives about the Civil War. Lecture Four: Sydney J. Freedberg Lecture on Italian Art December 8 at 2:00, 2020 West Building Lecture Hall The Sydney J. Freedberg Lecture on Italian Art features several scholars presenting
6、 original research on modern Italian art. This annual lecture series began in 1997 and is named after the great specialist of Italian art Sydney J. Freedberg (1914 - 1997). 1. When and where will Lecture One be delivered? A. July 20, 2020; National Gallery of Art. B. August 20, 2020; National Galler
7、y of Art. C. July 20, 2020; Metropolitan Museum of Art. D. August 20, 2020; Metropolitan Museum of Art. 2. In which lecture may you see pictures of battles? A. Lecture One. B. Lecture Two. C. Lecture Three. D. Lecture Four. 3. What is special about Lecture Four? A. It involves several lecturers. B.
8、It takes place every two years. C. It is related to the origin of art. D. It is presented by an Italian expert. 【文章大意】这是一篇应用文。主要介绍了四个在国家美术馆举行的免费向公众开放的讲座活动。 1.B 细节理解题。根据第一段中 Lecture-related events which are free and open to the public will be held in the National Gallery of Art.(免费向公众开放的讲座活动将在国家美术馆举行
9、)以及 Lecture One: The Moon in the Age of Photography 部分中 August 20 at 2:00, 2020(2020 年 8 月 20 日下午 2 点)由此可知， 讲座一将 2020 年 8 月 20 日国家美术馆举行。故选 B。 2.C 细节理解题。 根据 Lecture Three: Photography and Nation Building in the Nineteenth Century 部分中 In this lecture, Makeda Best will explore the function of slavery a
10、nd enslaved people in visual narratives about the Civil War.可知在这一讲中，Makeda 将探索奴隶制和被奴役的人在关于内战的视觉叙事中的作用。由此可知，在 讲座三你会看到战争的照片。故选 C。 3.A 细节理解题。根据最后一段中 The Sydney J. Freedberg Lecture on Italian Art features several scholars presenting original research on modern Italian art.可知在悉尼 J. Freedberg 关于意大利艺术的演讲中
11、，几位学者 展示了对现代意大利艺术的原创研究。由此可知，讲座四有几位讲师。故选 A。 B Chinese-language teacher Xie Fang is excited that one of her former students from Indonesia has been admitted to Beijing Language and Culture University. The 19-year-old student, Alvin Rizqi Adrian, achieved his dream of studying in China with a scholarsh
12、ip provided by the Chinese government. Xie met the boy five years ago when she was selected to teach Chinese at Budi Utama Three Languages National School in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The school, founded in 2006 by local Chinese, teaches in three languages - Indonesian, English and Chinese. The school
13、has more than 970 primary, middle and high students, half of whom have Chinese ancestry. Xie taught students to speak and comprehend Chinese during her year at the school. Most Indonesian children start to learn Chinese after they enter primary school, Xie said. But the textbooks from Singapore seem
14、ed relatively difficult for them at that stage. Xie modified the content of the textbooks to make it easier and more interesting for the Indonesian children to learn Chinese. One student in particular, Alvin Rizqi Adrian, impressed Xie a great deal. At that time, he was a middle school student. He w
15、as so interested in Chinese that he worked very hard to learn and practice, she said. Since 2004, Guangdong has sent 1, 000 Chinese teachers to more than 30 Chinese schools in 10 countries and regions. Indonesia has the largest number of Chinese teachers sent from Guangdong, who mainly work in kinde
16、rgartens, schools and universities founded by overseas Chinese. They usually spend one to two years on the foreign assignment. 11 Those days in Indonesia made me feel very appreciated. The local people have respect for Chinese teachers; Xie said. She keeps in touch with her Indonesian students throu
17、gh the Internet. “If I had the opportunity to go to Indonesia to teach again, I would be very happy to see the children improve their Chinese,n Xie said. 4. What made the Chinese-language teacher Xie Fang happy? A. She realized her dream to teach in Indonesia. B. One of her former students will grad
18、uate soon. C. She can serve overseas Chinese in 3 languages. D. Alvin Rizqi Adrian has been admitted to study in China. 5. What does the underlined word modified in paragraph 3 refer to? A. Beautified. B. Improved. C. Invented. D. Studied. 6. We can infer that Adrian is special because he is _. A. p
19、ractical B. sensitive C. diligent D. reliable 7. Which of the following can be the best title of the news report? A. Chinese Teacher Helps Indonesian Realize His Dream B. Adrian, an Indonesian, Has Achieved His Big Dream C. Chinese-language Teachers, Academic Achievements D. Local Indonesians Show R
20、espect for Chinese Teachers 【文章大意】这是一篇新闻报道。文章主要说明了一位中文老师谢芳帮助名印尼学生实现了他在中国 学习梦想的事情。文章介绍了这位老师教授印尼孩子学习中文的过程。 4.D 细节理解题。根据第一段中 Chinese-language teacher Xie Fang is excited that one of her former students from Indonesia has been admitted to Beijing Language and Culture University.可知中文老师谢芳很高兴她的一 名印尼学生被北京语言
21、大学录取了。 由此可知， Alvin Rizqi Adrian 已获准在中国学习， 让语文老师谢芳高兴。 故选 D。 5.B 词义猜测题。根据后文 the content of the textbooks to make it easier and more interesting for the Indonesian children to learn Chinese.可知，使印尼孩子学习汉语更容易，更有趣。所以谢改进了教科书。根据上下文语 境可知划线单词意思为改进。故选 B。 6. 推理判断题。 根据倒数第二段中At that time, he was a middle school st
22、udent. He was so interested in Chinese that he worked very hard to learn and practice, she said.可知那时，他还是一名中学生。他对中文非常感兴趣， 所 C 以他非常努力地学习和练习，她说。由此可推知，Adrian 很特别，因为他很勤奋。故选 C。 7.A 主旨大意题。根据第一段中 The 19-year-old student, Alvin Rizqi Adrian, achieved his dream of studying in China with a scholarship provided
23、 by the Chinese government.可知19岁的Alvin Rizqi Adrian获得了中国政府提 供的奖学金，实现了他在中国学习的梦想。结合文章主要说明了一位中文老师谢芳帮助名印尼学生实现了 他在中国学习梦想的事情。文章介绍了这位老师教授印尼孩子学习中文的过程。故 A 选项中文老师帮助印 尼人实现梦想符合文章标题，故选 A。 C Africa Water Week -nearly one billion people around the world have no access to drinking water, that lack of clean water as
24、sociation with un-proper hygiene and shortage of toilets kills 3. 3 million a year. And this is a common problem in many parts of the developing world, but its effect is not widely known, according to experts at the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. As part of the World Water Day tradition, the c
25、enter is screening films about international water issues at the Environmental Film Festival in Washington, D. C. The films describe a variety of conflicts over water. The challenge in presenting these films, says Peter Sawyer, project coordinator at the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, is to sh
26、are with a wider audience the urgent issues surrounding water. Our goal for this screening is to just get these issues out there, he says. We dont feel that they attract public attention and we think that they should because they are really important. In Dhakas Challenge, filmmaker Stephen Sapienza
27、explores one of the fastest growing cities in Asia. He says one-third of the 15 million people in the Bangladeshi capital live in places where safe water is limited. Each year 400, 000 newcomers join Dhakas urban poor. City water from Dhakas Water and Sewer Authority (WASA) comes at a price, availab
28、le only to land owners. The film records how a non-profit group helped change the law to give the same equal water rights to the urban poor. Diabalok Sing Ha, who is the groups founder, said, A win-win situation actually occurred because Dhaka WASA wanted their incomes and on the other hand, poor pe
29、ople wanted the service and they immediately see the economic advantage of getting Dhaka WASA water supply because that is cheap, so they immediately buy in. My story was just trying to point out that these problems are solvable on some level even if you have to start small and its possible in the l
30、ong run to save many lives, says Sapienza. 8. Which of the following is the main purpose of the films? A. To show the number of people lacking clean water. B. To let more people know the serious water problems. C. To attract people to pay attention to the world conflicts. D. To get people to have a
31、good knowledge of water. 9. What does Paragraph 4 mainly talk about? A. Ways to get cheap water. B. The film Dhakas Challenge. C. Filmmaker Stephen Sapienza. D. A non-profit group. 10. Which of the following does Diabalok Sing Ha agree with? A. Most people cant afford the water supply. B. Rich peopl
32、e in Dhaka will buy in at once. C. Poor people in Dhaka need the service of water. D. Dhaka WAS A will see soon the economic advantage. 11. What does Sapienza intend to tell us by making the film Dhakas Challenge? A. The problem of water can possibly be solved. B. All the people cannot get city wate
33、r from WASA. C. A win-win situation is expected by every filmmaker. D. Dhaka WASA is very popular with the local people. 【文章大意】这是一篇说明文。世界各地近 10 亿人无法获得饮用水，普利策危机报道中心的专家表示， 在许多发展中国家，这是一个普遍问题，但其影响并不广为人知。作为世界水日传统的一部分，该中心正 在华盛顿特区的环境电影节上放映有关国际水资源问题的影片Dhaka 的挑战 。文章还说明了这一电影的 目的、内容以及人们对影片的看法。 8.B 细节理解题。根据第三段中
34、The challenge in presenting these films, says Peter Sawyer, project coordinator at the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, is to share with a wider audience the urgent issues surrounding water. Our goal for this screening is to just get these issues out there, he says.可知呈现这些影片的挑战，普利策危机 报道中心的项目协调员 P
35、eter Sawyer 说，是要与更广泛的观众分享与水有关的紧迫问题。我们的筛选目标 就是让这些问题浮出水面，他说。由此可知，电影的主要目的是让更多的人知道严重的水问题。故选 B。 9.B 主旨大意题。根据第四段中 In Dhakas Challenge, filmmaker Stephen Sapienza explores one of the fastest growing cities in Asia.可知在Dhaka 的挑战中，导演斯 Stephen Sapienza 探索了亚洲发展最快的城市之一。 结合后文 The film records how a non-profit gro
36、up helped change the law to give the same equal water rights to the urban poor.可知影片记录了一个非营利组织如何帮助修改法律，给予城市贫民同等的用水权利。由此可知， 第 4 段主要讲了电影Dhaka 的挑战 。故选 B。 10.C 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中 A win-win situation actually occurred because Dhaka WASA wanted their incomes and on the other hand, poor people wanted the servic
37、e and they immediately see the economic advantage of getting Dhaka WASA water supply because that is cheap, so they immediately buy in.可知双赢的局面出现了， 因为 Dhaka WASA 需要他们的收入，而另一方面，穷人想要这项服务，他们立即看到了获得 Dhaka WASA 供水的经济优势，因为它很便宜，所以他们立即购买。由此可推知，Diabalok Sing Ha 赞同 Dhaka 的穷人需 要水。故选 C。 11.A 细节理解题。根据最后一段My story
38、 was just trying to point out that these problems are solvable on some level even if you have to start small and its possible in the long run to save many lives, says Sapienza.可知 Sapienza 说：我的故事只是试图指出，这些问题在某种程度上是可以解决的，即使你必须从小处着手，但 从长远来看，拯救许多人的生命是可能的。由此可知，通过制作电影Dhaka 的挑战 ，Sapienza 想告诉我 们水的问题是有可能解决的。故
39、选 A。 D An advance in electronic publishing could make the ebook you are reading seem as dated as a silent film. Publishers hope to explore the growing success of ebooks by releasing versions with added soundtracks and musical accompaniments. The noises in the first multimedia books- released in Brit
40、ain on Friday - include rain hitting a window in a Sherlock Holmes tale. When the plot of a book reaches the most exciting part, background scores will create tension. In America, works by Shakespeare and Jane Austen have already been released with music and background noise so that, for example, re
41、aders can hear tea cups clinking in Mr. Darcys garden as they read Pride and Prejudice. Supporters argue that sound effects are the next logical development for ebooks and will add excitement for younger readers. Critics, however, will argue that the noise will ruin the simple pleasure of having the
42、 imagination stimulated by reading. Caroline Michel, chief executive of the literary agency, said the new generation of computer-literate readers was used to multiple sensory input. She said, Young people have split computer screens where they may be watching television and replying to an email at t
43、he same time. If thats what the market wants then we should respond to the market. Booktracks sound effects work by estimating the users reading speed. Each time you turn a page, the software reassesses where you have reached in the text and times the sounds to switch on accordingly. If the soundtra
44、ck becomes out of synch(同步), a click on any word will re-set it. Some authors fear that a soundtrack could destroy the peace and quiet of libraries and ruin the pleasure of reading. David Nicholls, author of One Day, the bestseller now released as a film, said, This sounds like the opposite of readi
45、ng. I have enough trouble reading an ebook because Im constantly distracted by emails. Stuart MacBride, the crime writer whose novel Shatter the Bones was an ebook bestseller, sells 18% of his books as electronic downloads. He said, If Im reading, I will do the noise in my head. I dont need someone
46、to tell me what tea cups clinking sounds like. That would irritate me. 12. Whats the passage mainly about? A. Opinions about ebooks with soundtracks. B. Response to the need of the book market. C. Reasons for traditional ebooks becoming outdated. D. Suggestions on encouraging readers imagination. 13
47、. What do publishers expect an ebook soundtrack to do? A. Help to release an ebook as a film. B. Help readers improve reading speed. C. Add tension at a books exciting point. D. Get readers familiar with the background. 14. Who is in favour of added soundtracks for ebooks? A. Mr. Darcy. B. Caroline
48、Michel. C. David Nicholls. D. Stuart MacBride. 15. What do we know about Stuart MacBride? A. He was a person who was easy to get angry. B. He knew a great deal about tea and tea culture. C. Eighty-two percent of his books described crime. D. He imagined sounds related to the story when reading. 【文章大
49、意】这是一篇议论文。文章说明了出版商希望通过发行带有附加音轨和音乐伴奏版本的电子 书，支持者认为，声音效果是电子书的下一个合乎逻辑的发展，并将增加年轻读者的兴奋。然而，批评家 会争辩说，噪音会破坏阅读所激发的想象的简单乐趣。文章介绍了不同的人对此的看法。 12.A 主旨大意题。根据第三段 Supporters argue that sound effects are the next logical development for ebooks and will add excitement for younger readers. Critics, however, will argue that the noise will ruin the simple pleasure of having the imagination stimulated by reading.可知支持者认为，声音效果是电子书的下一个合乎逻 辑的发展，并将增加年轻读者的兴奋。然而，批评家会争辩说，噪音会破坏阅读所激发的想象的简单乐趣。 结合文章说明了出版商希望通过发行带有附加音轨和音乐伴奏版本的电子书，支持者认为，声音效果是电 子书的下一
