2020年高考英语考前冲刺 考前天天练 十(含答案解析)

2020年高考英语考前冲刺考前天天练十

1.阅读下面短文,掌握其大意。然后从（1）-（20）各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,

选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

That holiday morning I didn’t have to attend school. Usually, on holidays, Mother （1） me to sleep in. And I would certainly take full advantage of it. On this particular morning, （2） , I felt like getting up early.

I stood by my window overlooking the （3）, having nothing better to do. But

as it turned out, I was soon to learn about something （4） in life.

As I watched several people go by, get into their cars and drive off, I （5）an old man on a bicycle with a bucket on its （6） and a basket of rags and bottles on its back-carriage. He （7） from one car to another, washing and cleaning them. From the water on the ground, it seemed that he had already （8）washing and cleaning about a dozen or more cars. He must have begun to work quite early in the morning.

Several thoughts （9） my mind as I watched him work. He wasn’t well-dressed.

He had on a pair of shorts and a(n) （10） T-shirt. The bicycle he rode was not by any means the kind modern （11） would want to be seen riding on. But he seemed （12） with life. There he was, working hard at this small business, （13） at passers-by and stopping to chat now and then （14） elderly men and women on their way to the market nearby.

There was a noticeable touch of （15） in the way he seemed to be doing things —（16） the windscreen(挡风玻璃), then standing back to admire it;

scrubbing(擦净) the wheels and （17）, standing back to see what they looked like after the scrub.

It was a （18） to learn, I felt. At no age need one have to beg for a （19）if one has good health and is willing to work hard. For a while I felt （20）of myself. Young as I am—just sixteen, and there was this old man who must have been usefully engaged perhaps before the sun appeared above the horizon.

（1）A. forces B. allows C. causes D. forbids

（2）A. otherwise B. therefore C. however D. besides

（3）A. parking lot B. bus stop C. school D. market

（4）A. interesting B. surprising C. awful D. useful

（5）A. noticed B. recognized C. called D. assisted

（6）A. back B. handle C. wheel D. seat

（7）A. searched B. left C. moved D. wandered

（8）A. stopped B. started C. intended D. finished

（9）A. crossed B. slipped C. disturbed D. inspired

（10）A. attractive B. shiny C. simple D. expensive

（11）A. repairmen B. businessmen C. drivers D. cyclists

（12）A. busy B. content C. careful D. bored

（13）A. waving B. looking C. laughing D. pointing

（14）A. about B. for C. with D. like

（15）A. worry B. respect C. sympathy D. pride

（16）A. cleaning B. fixing C. replacing D. covering

（17）A. still B. yet C. again D. soon

（18）A. lesson B. subject C. skill D. fact

（19）A. business B. living C. success D. right

（20）A. tired B. doubtful C. fearful D. ashamed

A

2.

One day,I received a call from a colleague.He was about to give a student a zero for his answer to a physical problem,while the student claimed a perfect score.I was elected as their arbiter(仲裁人).I read the examination problem,“Show how it is possible to determine the height of a tall building with the aid of a barometer(气压计).”The student had answered,“Take the barometer to the top of the building,attach a long rope to it,lower it to the street,and then bring it up and measure the length of the rope.The length of it is the height of the building.”

The student had really answered the question completely,but the answer didn’t confirm his competence in physics.I suggested the student try again.I gave him six minutes to answer the question,warning that the answer should show some knowledge of physics.Five minutes later,he said he had many answers and dashed off one,which read “Take the barometer to the top of the building and lean over the edge of the roof.Drop the barometer,timing its fall with a

stopwatch.Then,use the physical formula(公式)to calculate the height of the building.”

At this point,my colleague had to accept it,and then the student made almost full marks.I couldn’t help asking the student what the other answers were.He listed many others,and then added,“Probably the best one is to take the barometer to the administrator and say to him,‘Sir,here is a fine barometer.If you tell me the height of the building,I will give it to you.’”

Then,I asked the student if he really did not know the conventional answer to this question.He admitted that he did,but said that he was fed up with high school and college instructors trying to teach him how to think.

The name of the student was Bohr who later was famous all over the world.He won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 192（2）

（1）The student got a zero at the beginning because ________.

A.the teacher wasn’t satisfied with him

B.his answer wasn’t complete or correct

C.the teacher didn’t fully understand his answer

D.his answer didn’t show his knowledge of physics

（2）We know from the passage that ________.

A.the student knew the expected answer

B.the administrator told Bohr the height

C.the author preferred Bohr’s last answer

D.the teacher was a very stubborn person

（3）We can learn from the passage that ________.

A.instructors can teach students how to think

B.arbiters can help students to get high scores

C.students should be given more freedom in thinking

D.teachers should make students use physical formulas

（4）What was Bohr’s attitude toward his schooling?

A.Optimistic.

B.Critical.

C.Approving.

D.Pessimistic.

B

3.

It happened to me recently.I was telling someone how much I had enjoyed reading Barack Obama’sDreams From My Fatherand how it had changed my views of our President.A friend I was talking to agreed with me that it was,in his words,“a brilliantly(精彩地)written book”.However,he then went on to talk about Mr Obama in a way which suggested he had no idea of his background at all.I sensed that I was talking to a book liar.

And it seems that my friend is not the only one.Approximately two thirds of people have lied about reading a book which they haven’t.In the World Book Day’s“Report on Guilty Secrets”,Dreams From My Fatheris at number 9.The report lists ten books,and various authors,which people have lied about reading,and as I’m not one to lie too often(I’d hate to be caught out),I’ll admit here and now that I haven’t read the entire top ten.But I am pleased to say that,unlike

42 percent of people,I have read the book at number one,George Orwell’s1984.I

think it’s really brilliant.

The World Book Day report also has some other interesting information in it.It says that many people lie about having read Jane Austen,Charles

Dickens,Fyodor Dostoevsky(I haven’t read him,but haven’t lied about it either)and Herman Melville.

Asked why they lied,the most common reason was to“impress”someone they were speaking to.This could be tricky if the conversation became more in-depth!

But when asked which authors they actually enjoy, people named J.K.Rowling, John Grisham, Sophie Kinsella (ah, the big sellers, in other words). Forty-two percent of people asked admitted they turned to the back of the book to read the end before finishing the story (I’ll come clean:I do this and am astonished that 58 percent said they had never done so).

（1）How did the author find his friend a book liar?

A. By judging his manner of speaking.

B. By looking into his background.

C. By mentioning a famous name.

D. By discussing the book itself.

（2）Which of the following is a“guilty secret”according to the World Book Day report?

A. Charles Dickens is very low on the top-ten list.

B. 42% of people pretended to have read1984.

C. The author admitted having read 9 books.

D. Dreams From My Fatheris hardly read.

（3）By lying about reading,a person hopes to .

A. control the conversation

B. appear knowledgeable

C. learn about the book

D. make more friends

（4）What is the author’s attitude to 58% of readers?

A. Favorable.

B. Uncaring.

C. Doubtful.

D. Friendly.

4.短文改错：

It is Mother’s Day today. Though it’s a western festival, it’s popular in China now.

Mom has a full-time job, so she has to do most of the houseworks. She is

a great mother. Both Dad or I planned to do something on Mother’s Day. We get

up early in the morning. Dad cleaned the house, and then went on shopping. When he came back, I found a bunch of flowers in her hand. I asked Mom to stay in the sitting room and I cooked in kitchen. The dishes what I cooked were Mom’s favoritest. At dinner, we said to her, “Happy Mother’s Day!” Mom was grateful and moving.

5.

假定你是李华，想邀请外教Henry一起参观中国剪纸(paper-cutting)艺术展。请给他写封邮件，内容包括：

（1）展览时间、地点；

（2）展览内容。注意：1.词数100左右；

（3）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。