1、2020年高考英语模拟试题第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）AStarting Cycling We have two services designed to give people the confidence and knowledge to cycle successfully.Lessonsv All our instructors have been trained to National Standards level of “Bike-ability”. This means you will be trained to a standard consistent acr
2、oss the whole country.v There are 3 levels of skills to progress through. Children would start with levels 1 & 2, progressing from the playground or park to cycle on less busy local roads. Teenager and adult beginners can also learn levels 1 & 2 in an off-road and quiet environment. v Confident teen
3、agers and adults can broaden their skills by learning level 3, using multi-lane roads and larger roundabouts. We provide both a complete package of lessons for the beginner or individual lessons tailored to the client. Whatever the need we can address and practice until perfect!v Cost is 30 per hour
4、.Guided Ride We know that riding on the roads in London can be scary, and if you have to navigate (确定行车路线) as well it can become a real hard task! The Guided Ride service takes all the stress out of it for you by providing the following:l Route planned in advance to suit your skill level. Route map
5、provided to you.l Cycle and equipment checked. We will teach you a simple method to check basic roadworthiness (车辆性能) of your bike that you can perform on a weekly basis.l Route discussed and focus given to any areas requiring special attention.l Cycle along with the instructor close behind. Here th
6、e traffic can be controlled by the instructor and rider observed. l We currently cover London Zones 1 & 2. Please contact us if your requirements are outside of these areas.l Cost 30 per hour.21.Where can Level 1 & 2 lessons for adult beginners be carried out?A. Off road. B. Near large roundabouts.C
7、. On busy local roads. D. On multi-lane roads.22. What service does the Guided Ride provide?A. They check your cycle and equipment every week.B. They help you to be familiar with all London roads.C. They let users experience the busiest road in London.D. They ensure users ride safely in London Zones
8、 1 & 2.23. Who is the text probably intended for ?A. Bike riding lovers. B. Children and teenagers.C. Travelers in London. D. Parents loving cycling.BThe setting was a packed gymnasium just before the start of a game against another school. There were five girls who were members of the Danville High
9、 School basketball teamall of them starters. They were not in uniform to play that night and would not be on the team for the rest of this season. They were there to admit their breaking of team rules. They were there to support their coachs decision to take them off the team. They were there to let
10、 the town know there was a problem in their little community that needed to be addressed. And they did it with sincere regret rather than defensiveness.While the school had been out for the New Years holiday, the five girls had gone to the party with several of their friends. There was alcohol there
11、. And they all drank some.Coach Rainville has a zero tolerance rule on drugs and alcohol for her members though it was a hard decision to make. When classes resumed and accounts of holiday parties were shared, rumors about the five girls began closing in on them. The coach said she couldnt back down
12、 on her rules. And the playerstwo junior students and three senior studentsagreed. That night in the gym was part of their public support of the coachs decision.“We hope you will understand that we are not bad kids. What we did was definitely not worth it. We hope this event will make everyone reali
13、ze that there is a big drug and alcohol problem in our community,” one of the senior students said, “And if you work with us to try to solve this problem, you will help us feel that we have not been thrown off our basketball team for nothing.” The five left the floor to deafening applause.The team m
14、ay not win another game this year. But theyve learnt something about personal responsibility, the effect of ones action on others, and honesty that will serve them well throughout life.24. It can be inferred from the passage that the five girls who were kicked off the team were _ .A. very good playe
15、rs on the team B. addicted to alcohol and drugsC. three junior students and two senior studentsD. scolded by their parents for drinking alcohol25. What did the girls do to support their coachs decision?A. They didnt fight for Danville High School any more.B. They all gave speeches to apologize in th
16、e local press.C. They admitted their mistake in public in the gymnasium.D. They would never drink any alcohol throughout their life.26. Which word best describes the coach Rainville?A. Indifferent. B. Strict. C. Stubborn. D. Cruel.27. Which would be the best title for the passage?A. Growing up with
17、pain.B. A bad mistake.C. Team rules are everything.D. Basketball girls in high school.CHere is a record of the discussion about AI (artificial intelligence) conducted by several scientists:Scientist A: I would say that we are quite a long way off developing the AI, though I do think it will happen w
18、ithin the next thirty or forty years. We will probably remain in control of technology and it will help us solve many of the worlds problems. However, no one really knows what will happen if machines become more intelligent than humans. They may help us, ignore us or destroy us. I tend to believe AI
19、 will have a positive influence on our future lives, but whether that is true will be partly up to us.Scientist B: I have to admit that the potential consequences of creating something that can match or go beyond human intelligence frighten me. Even now, scientists are teaching computers how to lear
20、n on their own. At some point in the near future, their intelligence may well take off and develop at an ever-increasing speed. Human beings evolve biologically very slowly and we would be quickly substituted. In the short term, there is the danger that robots will take over millions of human jobs,
21、creating a large underclass of unemployed people. This could mean large-scale poverty and social unrest. In the long term machines might decide the world would be better without humans.Scientist C: Im a member of the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots. Forget the movie image of a terrifying Terminator s
22、tamping on human skulls and think of whats happening right now: military machines like drones, gun turrets and sentry robots are already being used to kill with very little human input. The next step will be autonomous “murderbots” following orders but finally deciding who to kill on their own. It s
23、eems clear to me that this would be extremely dangerous for humans. We need to be very cautious indeed about what we ask machines to do.28. What is Scientist B worried about?A. AI technology will destroy the earth. B. Computers cant think by themselves.C. Robots will take the place of humans. D. Hum
24、ans will be unhappy without machines.29. What does the underlined word “this” in the last paragraph refer to?A. I launched the campaign to Stop Killer Robots.B. We forget the movie image of a terrifying Terminator.C. “Murderbots” cant decide by themselves.D. “Murderbots” will be against humans order
25、s.30. Which statement is CORRECT according to the record?A. Scientist A thinks AI technology will never develop.B. The employment will be affected by AI technology in the future.C. “Murderbots” will follow the orders of their manufacturers in the wars.D. All the three scientists agree that AI techno
26、logy will benefit human beings.31. Who agree(s) AI has more negative aspects than positive aspects?A. Scientist A.B. Scientist B.C. Scientists B & C.D. Scientists B & A.DDodder is an unusual and unwanted plant that attacks other plants. Except for its flowers, the plant looks like spaghetti, a kind
27、of noodles in the shape of long thin pieces that look like string when they are cooked. Its almost leafless, thread-like stems hang down on top of other plants that dodder needs to stay alive. Dodder does not produce its own food. Instead, it steals food from other plants. It feeds by sucking juices
28、 from the plant which is wrapped around, often making its host very weak or even killing it.Dodder can find other plants by their smell. When a young dodder plant starts growing, it follows the smell of plants it prefers, like tomato plants, potato plants, or other farm crops. Unlike most plants tha
29、t usually grow in the direction of light or warmth, a dodder plant will grow in the direction of, for example, tomato smellif a tomato happens to be growing nearby.However, a young dodder plant must find a host plant quickly. It no longer needs its root once it is attached to the host and wrapped ar
30、ound it. If it cannot catch a smell of a potential host within a few days, it will dry up and vanish even if there is plenty of water around. Once it finds a host, the young dodder plant will attach itself to it and start growing faster. At that point the dodder plant will drop its root.Dodder is th
31、us a difficult weed to manage and a real headache for farmers. When it does get out of hand, dodder can greatly reduce a farmers harvest or even destroy crops completely. Before sowing their produce, especially farmers in warm parts of the world often check to make sure no unwanted dodder seeds have
32、 mixed with their crop seeds. This is a good way to stop dodder plants from making their way to a crop field secretly.32. Why does the author mention spaghetti in the first paragraph?A. To analyze the content of some food.B. To introduce the topic of this passage.C. To tell the usage of the dodder p
33、lants.D. To describe the shape of dodder plants.33. What does the underlined word “vanish” in the third paragraph mean?A. invade.B. grow.C. escape.D. disappear.34. What can be inferred from the passage?A. Dodder doesnt produce its own food.B. Dodder gives off smell to attract plants.C. Dodder can af
34、fect farmers income.D. Dodder can only survive in the shade.35. What is the purpose of the passage?A. To introduce a new variety of farm crops.B. To introduce plants that are harmful to humans.C. To introduce the special abilities of a dangerous plant.D. To introduce recent improvements in farming m
35、ethods.第二节(共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。The running of the bulls is a nine-day traditional Spanish festivalin honor ofSaint FermininPamplona. Every year, at midday on July 6th, the Mayor of Pamplona shoots a rocket. 36 The participants are usually dressed in white and we
36、ar red neckerchiefs and belts. They open champagne(香槟酒）mostly used for sprinkling（撒）other people.37 It starts every day at eight in the morning and the runners run, sometimes wildly, sometimes less. They shoot the first rocket as a sign that the run has begun. Then they shoot the second one when the
37、 bulls are out in the streets. Six bulls which are trying to attack the participants from behind run down the 900-meter-long street with a lot of spectators. 38 All of the six bulls are going to be killed at the bullfight in the stadium.The bullfight in the stadium begins at half past six in the aft
38、ernoon. First, there comes the first bull. There is also a person called “picador”. 39 That makes the bull very wild and it starts to run all over the stadium. Later when the bull is tired, there comes another persona “matador” who kills it with an arrow. 40 At the end of the celebration, another ro
39、cket is shot as a sign that the bullfight is finished.A. It makes the bull very nervous.B. It is one of the greatest events in the city.C. The main event is the running of the bulls.D. He waves a red cloth in front of the bull.E. This is a sign that the celebration has started.F. The participants ca
40、n get injured or even killed.G. The same thing happens with the other five bulls.第三部分语言知识运用(共两节， 满分45分)第一节(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中， 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Many years ago, I was working in an office in Halifax, Nova Scotia. We had a large 41 that looked out over a busy s
41、treet. I was standing by it one day when a woman in a 42 car looked up and made eye contact. Naturally I 43 . As she turned and tried to identify me, a quiet laugh 44 my lips. My co-workers began taking an interest, and stood back watching the 45 I received, and laughing happily. Then the stress of
42、work was 46 away.Christmas approached, and job 47 were announced. Several of my co-workers were losing their jobs, and everyone was 48 . While I was working a night shift, a red jacket, a box of foam (泡沫橡胶）packing and strips of tape in the corner attracted my 49 . They could be Santas jacket and bea
43、rd! Then I folded a red file into a 50 and tied the beard to it.The next day I walked 51 down into the office in the costume. My co-workers 52 around me and laughed for the first time in weeks. Suddenly, my boss came up to me, 53 , shook his head and then left. I feared 54 . Then the phone rang.With
44、 a bead of sweat 55 my forehead, I entered the boss office. 56 , he laughed: “Thanks, Mike! Its been hard to enjoy the Christmas season. Thanks for the laugh. I 57 it.”That evening, I stood 58 by the window and waved at my fans, with my heart 59 with joy. For a few minutes of that day, wed been able
45、 to forget our 60 .41. A. board B. windowC. roof D. curtain42. A. workingB. wanderingC. passingD. following43. A. wavedB. ignoredC. shoutedD. shook44. A. obtainedB. lockedC. graspedD. escaped45. A. concernsB. feelingsC. reactionsD. actions46. A. given B. turnedC. washedD. broken47. A. loadsB. timeC.
46、 arrangementD. cuts48. A. depressedB. excitedC. confusedD. awkward49. A. notice B. attentionC. appreciation D. consideration50. A. jacketB. tieC. vestD. hat51. A. sadlyB. nervouslyC. embarrassedlyD. bravely52. A. got B. gathered C. turnedD. presented53. A. approachedB. backed offC. stepped in D. pau
47、sed54. A. closureB. difficultyC. troubleD. mistake55. A. pulling down B. rolling downC. flowing onD. moving on56. A. LastlyB. ThusC. InsteadD. However57. A. neededB. deservedC. declared D. shared58. A. happily B. carefullyC. hopefully D. silently59. A. filledB. covered C. equippedD. loaded60. A. weaknessB. faultsC. lossesD. changes第二节（共10小题；每小题1
