2020届河南省南阳市高三下学期模拟考试英语试卷 Word版含答案
英语第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题; 每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
AElon Musk is famous for making bold claims and big bets. Here’s a look at some of his recentSelf-drivingTesla cars Goal A million full self-driving Teslas will be on roads by 2020.What he said “I feel very confident predicting autonomous robo-taxis forTesla next year,”Musk said at Tesla’s autonomy day forinvestors last month.Status It’s hard to believe Tesla will pull off the timeline. Noself-driving Teslas are on the road today due in part to the factthat the software isn’t ready.Hyperloop and Loop Goal Tunnels can solve urban congestion.What he said “You can alleviate any arbitrary level of urban congestionwith a 3D tunnel network,” he said in April 2017.Status Hyperloop would be an underground vacuum tube in whichelectric pods move people at speeds over 600 mph. TheBoring Company Musk’s tunneling venture, is currentlydeveloping Loop projects in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Chicagoand between Washington, DC, and Baltimore, Maryland. Trips to the moon Goal Space tourism around the moon will occur by 2018.What he said “Next year is going to be a big year for carrying people to thespace station and hopefully beyond,” he said in February2017.Status SpaceX, Musk’s rocket and space exploration company, failedto deliver on its promise. In February 2018, Musk said SpaceXwould use its Big Falcon Rocket for tourism instead. Thatmove is now scheduled to come as soon as 2023.Brain computerGoal Humans will have brain-computer interfaces as soon as 2025 interfacesWhat he said “I think we are about eight to 10 years away from this beingusable by people with no disability,” he said in April 2017.Status Musk has taken steps to meet this deadline, but it’s too early tosay yet if he will succeed. Neuralink, a company Musk createdin 2017, is making a brain-computer interface to physicallyplug into a person’s head. Neuralink’s plans have larg ely beenkept quiet but it continues to hire staff.21. Which of Elon Musk’s predictions has so far failed to come true?A. Trips to the moon.B. Hyperloop and Loop.C. Self-driving Tesla cars.D. Brain computer interfaces.22. The Boring Company is established to _______.A. create vacuum tubesB. solve traffic problemsC. build tunnels over the worldD. speed up the SpaceX program23. What can we learn from the passage?A. Autonomous robo-taxis are actually impractical.B. Musk is concerned about the future of the world.C. Musk’s Neuralink is suspected of doing something illegal.D. Musk makes predictions merely to attract the world’s attention.BI was 17 years old. My brother Kyle and I were thinking about writing a book because it seemed like a good way to reach others and share what we had learned. However, we were doubtful. Could we really do it? What if no one liked it? What if we failed? What if…We had to think differently As teens, we had little to lose by trying and a lot to lose by letting this opportunity slip by so we decided to give it a shot. Locked up in our small 10x10 foot bedroom, which reached 103 degrees on hot summer days, we just started writing. We wrote a list of goals, people we wanted to meet, things we wanted to own, as well as inspirational quotations —anything to keep us focused and motivated.A few weeks later, a family friend offered us two tickets to a local business conference where Jack Canfield was the keynote speaker. The event was a valuable experience and at the end of it, we waited in line for over thirty minutes to personally speak with Jack. We shared our book idea with him and he didn’t laugh! Instead, he offered us the support, encouragement, and insight we needed to realize our goal.We finally completed our first book, Cool Stuff They Should Teach in School. The full process took three and a half years of hard work and sacrifices, but in the end, it was worth every minute. It was such a strange but rewarding feeling to walk into a bookstore and see our book on the shelves.Since its publication, we have enjoyed seeing its impact on other young people and receiving e-mails from readers almost every day. Sure enough, requests to speak at various venues soon came rolling in.All of us have opportunities around each day, but most people don’t recognize them because they’re often disguised as hard work. It comes down to our ability to see problems as opportunities and our willingness to take a leap of faith without the guarantee of success. As Michael Nolan once said, “It’s not who we are that holds us back; it’s who we think we’re not.”24. The author and his brother decided to write a book _______.A. to get some experienceB. to encourage their peersC. to call for readers’supportD. to share something with others25. How did they manage to finish their first book?A. By focusing on small goals.B. By turning to publishers for help.C. By staying focused and motivated.D. By seeking constant help from Canfield.26. Why do most people often fail to achieve success?A. Because they are actually afraid of hard work.B. Because they regard opportunities as problemsC. Because they don’t have the same opportunities.D. Because they don’t have the willingness to succeed.27. The main purpose of the author’s writing the passage is to _______.A. criticizeB. informC. praiseD. inspireCLast year saw one of the poorest salmon returns on record in North America. Yet, we are eating more fish than ever before. Aquaculture (水产养殖) production has tripled in the last two decades to meet this need, and another historic move was made by the FDA earlier this year, when a company received the first ever nod to sell a genetically modified salmon, a bioengineered version of the Atlantic salmon.US based AquaBounty, the firm which received the go-ahead, said it would begin stocking fish in supermarkets “as soon as possible.” The first commercial harvest is expected at the end of 2020. At the moment, Argentina, Brazil and China have also granted environmental approvals for genetically modified fish farming trials.This genetically modified salmon is actually a fish injected with the DNA of two other edible fish. The long road to the current version of the GM fish began in the 1980s when a physiologist named Garth Fletcher read about the work being done to genetically modify mice and wondered whether it could apply to salmon. He understood that the fish’s growth hormones are most active in some seasons and considered changing this so that the hormones are always active. Cut to 2019, Fletcher’s GM fish is able to reach adult size in 16 to 18 months, compared with 30 months for natural Atlantic salmon, while consuming 25% less feed.In the United States, Atlantic salmon is endangered, so catching it is heavily restricted. It is currently imported from Chile, Norway and Canada. If the production and sales of AquaBounty go as planned, this will all change. And simultaneously, the company claims that farming the fish in their land-based hatcheries will lower the transportation cost as well as emissions associated with importing the fish as is currently done.This has not all been without stiff opposition, and protesters who have sent nearly 2 million comments to the FDA have had issues on three main fronts. Health risks, being the main one, as it has been with several other genetically modified foods in the past. The environmental group Earth Action says no one can predict what will happen when people start eating the fish over time.28. What can we learn about AquaBounty?A. It is a firm located in Argentina.B. It performs research into GM fish.C. It deals with the production and sales of fish.D. It is the only firm allowed to produce GM fish.29. One of the advantages of the GM salmon is that _______.A. it has proved to have no health risksB. it costs 25% less than imported salmonC. it can meet people’s ever increasing needD. it grows faster than natural Atlantic salmon30. Protesters again GM salmon worry that _______.A. fish markets will be seriously disturbedB. GM food has potential health problemsC. GM salmon may not be up to the standardD. the environmental group Earth Action will not be satisfied31. The underlined word “this”in the last paragraph probably refers to ______.A. the nod to sell a GM salmonB. the lower cost of GM salmonC. the prediction about what will happenD. the import of salmon from Chile, Norway and CanadaDItaly and China has agreed to jointly advance the construction of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) (一带一路), which aims to build a trade and infrastructure network to connect Asia with Europe and Africa along ancient trade routes. Italy will use this opportunity to cooperate with China to develop its northern ports and the InvestItalia program, and promote cooperation in all fields.Despite some skepticism, the BRI has developed into one of the world’s largest cooperation platforms and become a hot public good. More than 120 countries and 29 international organizations have signed agreements with China up to date, bringing all sorts of development opportunities to parties of the BRI, including the construction of Kenya’s first high-speed expressway, the first cross-sea bridge in the Maldives, and the formation of the car industry in Belarus.The inclusion of Italy into the BRI makes Italy the first G7 country to formally join the Initiative, and sets a new milestone in the process of building the Belt and Road.What makes the BRI unique is that it is an initiative for win-win cooperation rather than zero-sum competition. As everyone knows, the BRI has its origin in the ancient Silk Road trade route that linked China with many places in the world, including the Italian cities of Rome and Venice. Italy is a natural fit for the ambitious project because of its historical connections with China, and also because of the need to be open rather than closed, to cooperate rather than confront. In this fast-changing world, seeking win-win progress is the best path forward for all countries.In China, it is said that without a big breakthrough in thinking, there will be no big leap in practice; and without a big leap in practice, there will be no great development. A number of Chinese ideas and initiatives have been formed with the goal of building a community of common destiny in mind. Under the BRI, we can expect China to deepen policy coordination, facilities connectivity, free trade, financial integration, and people-to-people bonds.The revival of China as a great power is a blessing to the world, contributing to the building of a better world.32. How does the author develop the second paragraph?A. By giving examples.B. By making comparisons.C. By reasoning and analyzing.D. By describing important events.33. What can we learn from the last but one paragraph?A. China has become a superpower.B. China puts others’interests before its own.C. China has been seeking development for all.D. China is well-known for its traditional ideas.34. What does the underlined part “zero-sum com petition” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?A. Only one participant will win.B. None of the participants will win.C. All participants will gain something.D. Some participants will win at the cost of others.35. What is best title of the passage?A. The revival of China as a great powerB. Construction along ancient trade routesC. A milestone in building BRI has been setD. Italy and China reached an agreement on BRI第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）People tend to download Google Earth with the belief that the images are updated live from satellites in space. The reality is that the images captured by the satellites are made available by certain government agencies and some commercial image providers. 36 Although some of the satellite images may be older than a year, they contain a lot of information that can be of great value. 3738 You can locate specific addresses and monuments in yourcity. Also you can measure the length between different points as well asthe area or radius of certain structures. You can also create maps with thegeospatial data that is available on the program, as well as capture andprint high-resolution satellite images for free. The integrated movie makermakes it possible for you to record videos of activities. 39 Google Earth features several tools that are easy to use regardless of your technical proficiency level. You can fly over multiple locations on the hemisphere to explore different landscapes, oceans, mountain ranges, canyons, and other geographical elements. You can save tours and destinations which may be viewed at a later time or shared with friends.40 Google Earth makes it possible for you to track changes within your neighborhood. With the historical imagery feature, you can find the level of infrastructural improvements or environmental degradation. You can easily monitor coastal erosion, melting ice caps and the rapid urbanization. You can dive to the bottom of seas and oceans to explore the underwater habitat, view shipwrecks, and marine glacial deposits.A. It is relatively easy to use.B. The advantages outweigh the disadvantages.C. It provides detailed view of different locations.D. You can download Google Earth at no cost at all.E. Google Earth is not intended for military purposes.F. Here are a few reasons why you should have Google Earth on your computer.G. They are then acquired by Google Earth and uploaded to the image database for public use.第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（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四个选项（A、B、C和D）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。
河南南阳2020高考英语模拟试卷01含答案
河南南阳2020高考英语模拟试卷01第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
ASummer Program Guide for Teens Pre-College Immersive ProgramWellesley College is known for the thousands of accomplished women it has sent out into the world—women who are committed to making a difference. Especially designed for high school girls, the program is based on Wellesley’s campus. Students will take courses and become members of the Wellesley community.When: July 7 - August 1More Information: 781-283-2748 Young Scholars ProgramOpen to high school students who have an academic average of 3.2 or better, the program is a great introduction to the University of Maryland. Seminars featuring speakers in innovative（革新的）career or academic fields further enrich the learning experience. Students enjoy movie nights, activities at the students’ union and more.When: July 8 - July 27More Information: 301-405-7762 Zeal Adventure and TravelWe offer two-week and three-week long trips to Hawaii, Alaska, Australia, Costa Rica, and Spain. All trips include 15 to 25 hours of community service activities. Depending on your trip of choice, you’ll be volunteering with sea turtles, caring for dogs in Spain, and much more. Every trip also includes exciting outdoor activities like surfing, ice climbing and hiking.More Information: 844-282-9325 California College TourStudents will visit top schools throughout the state on this fun-filled tour. The tour includes enjoying tourist attractions along the way, including Disneyland! Along the way, students take college tours, meet with admissions staff, and learn how to make the most out of future college visits.More Information: 510-548-66121. What can you do if you attend the Young Scholars Program?A. Take part in various outdoor activities.B. Learn the history of Wellesley College.C. Watch films together with other students.D. Enjoy some tourist attractions along the way.2. Which number can provide access to volunteering chances?A. 301-405-7762.B. 510-548-6612.C. 781-283-2748.D. 844-282-9325.3. Which program may help students make a choice during the college application?A. California College Tour.B. Young Scholars Program.I’m going to be completely honest. I have no idea how I ended up with this opportunity, I have no idea what I’m doing, but I am very happy to be here.Last summer a friend tagged me in a Facebook post from BBC Earth and encouraged me to apply to the BBC Presenter Search 2018. The assignment was easy and hard, make a video shorter than 60 seconds where you talk about something in science you think is cool. Simple concept, but for me it was challenging as I want to talk about bryophytes(苔藓植物) forever (which is slightly longer than 60 seconds).So I decided to make an attempt. I was going to make a 60 second video about sphagnum(水苔), commonly known as peat moss and uncommonly known as an unsung climate hero. Sphagnum is the plant genus that holds the most carbon in the world, it slowly builds up its carbon storage over hundreds of thousands of years and if undisturbed, they never let go of the carbon they gathered.Making a short video on this was hard because I wanted to include everything. And it became even harder as I had no one to hold the camera. I tied my camera to the scrawniest little tree, swinging in the wind as a bird tried to chase me away from the mud. This chaos ended up as the video “Why sphagnum is awesome” on my channel. I submitted the video, but didn’t dare to write in the description section of the video that it was a submission, because I never imagined that I could win!But I did.I waited two months before I could tell people that I had won the search, and when the news came out, I received the most attention I’ve had in my entire life.No matter your background, whether you want to pass the time or pass an exam, I really hope you enjoy the video!4. What can we infer about the author from paragraph 1?A. She is uncertain about the result.B. She gets used to telling people lies.C. She is unable to achieve the goal.D. She knows much about the ending.5. Which of the following is NOT true about sphagnum?A. It can form its carbon storage in a very slow way.B. It is universally recognized as an unknown climate hero.C. It won’t release the carbon without being disturbed.D. It contains a large amount of carbon.6. The underlined word “scrawniest” in Paragraph 4 probably means ___________.A. weakestB. strongestC. shortestD. most energetic7. What can we learn from the author’s story?A. She shows great interest in filming the video.B. Her knowledge helps overcome all the difficulties.C. Her attitude and hard work pay off eventually.D. She is more than delighted to gain the most attention.Chinese Culture Shown to the World with LoveLi Ziqi, a short video blogger specializing in traditional Chinese cooking and handicrafts, has gained worldwide popularity.Li has about 20 million followers on Sina Weibo, China’s equivalent to Twitter, plus 7 million followers on overseas social media networks. Many foreigners say they have got to know traditional Chinese food culture via her channel.It is the spirit of craftsmanship (技艺) behind her works that makes Li’s video clips attractive. She strictly follows the authentic traditional steps and procedures in making traditional Chinese food and handicrafts, such as peach flower wine and silk, and goes to great lengths to ensure her videos are accurate. Sometimes she spends several months producing one of her videos.Li has been inheriting (继承) traditional Chinese culture in a rather creative way. A closer look at her videos will show that they are never with any “analysis” that makes people feel bored. They just show audiences each and every detail of traditional Chinese culture so that the latter knows how Chinese live their beautiful and elegant lives. It is that universal appeal that makes her works so attractive. Thanks to Li's efforts, many intangible cultural heritages that only existed in memories and written records now appear before our eyes. Via her short videos, Li presents the image of a beautiful and friendly China.With the growth of the Chinese economy, people overseas are showing more interest in traditional Chinese culture. Li has shown how to satisfy that interest in a good way, namely showing the best parts of traditional Chinese culture with her heart.To effectively present the beauty of Chinese culture to the world, we need more Li Ziqi.8. What can we learn about Li Ziqi’s video clips?A. They promote the sales of Chinese food and handicrafts.B. They attract a large number of foreigners to visit her online shop.C. They aim to introduce traditional Chinese food culture and handicrafts worldwide.D. They are based on her family’s recipes of making traditional Chinese food.9. What could be inferred from Paragraph 3 and Paragraph 4?A. Analysis of Chinese culture in Li’s videos makes people bored.B. Details and accuracy play significant roles in the success of Li’s videos.C. Li makes sure all of her video clips are short enough to be downloaded.D. Cultural heritages usually exist in memories and written accounts.10. What does the underlined word “intangible” in Paragraph 4 mean?A. nonphysicalB. inaccessibleC. invaluableD. unnoticeable11. What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?A. To provide guidance on cooking and making handicrafts.B. To suggest a way of attracting more followers on Sina Weibo.C. To give an example of how to gain worldwide popularity as a a short video blogger.D. To encourage more people to make efforts to bring Chinese culture to the world.Once March 29 was impressed firmly in the minds of British people, as this was the date when the UK was supposed to leave the European Union (EU).The UK public voted to leave the EU almost three years ago. Since then, the UK Parliament has voted many times to determine the terms of the UK’s exit from the EU. But British lawmakers haven’t reached an agreement on any particular path. So the UK and EU member states agreed to push the Brexit (脱欧) deadline to April 12, hoping this would allow UK lawmakers to get a Brexit deal through the UK Parliament.On March 29, British lawmakers rejected UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal once again. According to USA Today, the failure to reach an agreement was largely because hard-line (强硬的) lawmakers from Conservative Party didn’t feel the deal done with the EU adequately separates the UK from the EU. Meanwhile, many Labor Party lawmakers were in favor of closer ties with the EU. As result, the UK has to announce a new plan before April 12, or leave the EU without a deal, and the latter one will bring the UK and the EU countries many influences. For example, the UK would have to face the fact that the price of imported goods for British people could go up as a result. Meanwhile, there could be long delays at borders between the UK and the EU countries if passport checks are strengthened.In the event of a no-deal Brexit, the German government would give British citizens living in Germany an initial period of three months during which their rights to live and work there would not change. However, they would have to apply for the permits of living in Germany during that period. The French Parliament has passed a law to give the government the power to introduce new measures to deal with a no-deal Brexit. The law covers, among other things, the rights of UK national a living and working in France.More efforts to prevent a disorderly Brexit are still needed, but time is limited!12. Why did the UK and EU member states push the Brexit deadline to April 12?A. To wait for a new Brexit deal.B. To make a no-deal Brexit plan.C. To meet Theresa May’s request.D. To have a better ties with the EU.13. What does the underlined part “the latter one” in Paragraph 3 refer to?A. Conservative Party.B. Labor Party.C. Theresa May’s Brexit deal.D. The no-deal Brexit.14. What will Germany ask British citizens to do for the possible no -deal Brexit?A. Leave Germany within three months.B. Continue to live and work in Germany.C. Obtain living permits in the specific time.D. Hand in the their passports as soon as possible.15. What’s the author’s attitude towards the present situation of the Brexit?A. Concerned.B. Doubtful.C. Ambiguous.D. Surprised.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。
2020年南阳市第一中学高三英语下学期期末考试试卷及参考答案
2020年南阳市第一中学高三英语下学期期末考试试卷及参考答案第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分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AJuanito Estrella has been a housekeeping manager on the US-based large passenger ship Carnival Spirit for 18 months and feels he has found the suitable position in his career(职业). He has always wanted to travel. “I guess I am a really restless spirit.I like traveling, so when the chance came, I jumped at it,” he says.The chance came in the form of a newspaper advertisement for work on cruise ships（游船）. At the time Estrella was the housekeeping manager at a Melbourne hotel. He applied and, after two interviews, a medical check and police clearance, the job was his.Estrella is responsible(负责的)for the cleanliness of the ship, making sure that 160 crew work properly. “I enjoy it because there is no other work-you wake up each day in a different place anda different culture. It’s exciting when you go to the next country and you don’t understand the language,” he says.Estrella likes being busy and getting to know people from all over the world. The 1,000 crew come from 94 countries, and Estrella has learnt Spanish and a little Croatian.But there is adownside. “You cannot get really drunk...because you have safety responsibilities to yourself and others,” he says. “You don’t really think about home.You start to think about home only when you get closer to your vacation and wonder what you’ll be doing.”Life on the ship is anything but cruising. Estrella and his fellows work at least 10 hours a day, seven days a week. He warns the job is not for everybody. “You have to love being busy and be prepared to work every day-and to give up drinking too much alcohol.” In his spare time, if the ship sails into a port, Estrella explores it, otherwise he works out in the crew’s gym, goes on the internet or calls home.1.Which of the following is true?A.He has been a housekeeping manager for 18 months.B.He doesn’t drink wine now.C.He cannot speak a foreign language.D.He used to be a housekeeping manager.2.The underlined word“downside”in paragraph 5 probably means ________ .A.disappointmentB.disadvantageC.failureD.loss3.In the last paragraph, the writer thinks that life on the ship is ________.A.not a tiring journey at allB.just an interesting voyageC.far from a voyage for pleasureD.more than a pleasant travel by seaBRecently, I experienced a wonderful lesson in how little things still meana lot. My brother, mother and I live in Hawaii. Our farm is at least a dozen miles from even the most basic of services. Therefore, I take weekly trips to the shop to gel supplies. About a month ago, I finished loading up the car and was about to leave when a piece of paper on the ground caught my eye. I picked it up and read it carefully.Immediately, I was grateful that I had done that___4___It was a receipt (收据) from the State Motor Vehicle Division, recording the owner's payment of her Vehicle's Registration fees. I put myself in his or her shoes and thought: no one would throw this away. I looked over the receipt for any personal data, perhaps a license plate (车牌) or telephone number, but failed. How could I find the owner in the busy, crowded parking lot? Had it been lying there for a few minutes or a week? So I checked the date, the fees paid and the name of the owner, who must live in our town. I decided that the best and easiest step to take was to put the receipt in an envelope and send it to the owner first the next morning.By the end of the week, I received a beautiful “thank you” letter from a woman including a handwritten message and a card. In the letter, the woman explained how the wind took her receipt from a pocket in her car's passenger door. She had searched everywhere for quite some time before giving up.It felt great to know I had helped someone avoid a loss by doing something that seemed little and unimportant.4. What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 1 mean?A. He was lucky to learn the lesson.B. It was a good idea to do shopping that day.C. He was right to pick up the paper.D. It turned out the paper belonged to the writer.5. What information did the writer get from the paper?A The woman's license plate number.B. The woman's phone number.C. The woman's name.D. The woman's address.6. How did the woman lose the receipt?A. She forgot where she had put it.B. A strong wind blew it away.C. It fell onto the floor.D. She left it in the parking lot.7. What can be the best title for the text?A. A Lesson I Will Never ForgetB. Never Lose Heart or Give upC. Little Things Still Mean a LotD. Think Carefully Before You ActCI dropped out of college after my first year. Three years later, I returned to college after having been stuck in a dead-end job, working at a department store. I saw school as my way out. But I quickly found myself up against the same problems that had caused me to give up before. I was in over my head with college-level algebra (代数) and a heavy workload of reading and writing homework. In addition, I was still unsure of my career (职业) direction。
河南省南阳市2020届高考英语全真模拟卷(含解析版答案)
河南省南阳市2020届高考全真模拟卷英语第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
AEach applicant to Harvard College is considered with great care. We consider each applicant to Harvard College as a whole person, and put enormous care into evaluating every application. We hope you will explore the information in this section to understand what we look for in our admissions process.How to ApplySubmit your application through the Common Application, the Coalition Application, or the Universal College Application. Each is treated equally by the Admissions Committee. Complete and submit your materials as soon as possible to ensure full and timely consideration of your application. View our Application Tips for step-by-step information.What We Look ForWe seek promising students who will contribute to the Harvard community during their college years, and to society throughout their lives.While academic accomplishment is the basic requirement, the Admission Committee considers many other factors—strong personal qualities, special talents or excellences of all kinds, perspectives formed by unusual personal circumstances, and the ability to take advantage of available resources and opportunities.We outline everything you need to apply to Harvard.Click https: //college. harvard. edu/admissions/apply to get detailed requirements.1. Where can you find step-by-step information of how to apply?A. Common Application.B. Coalition Application.C. Universal College Application.D. Application Tips.2. Which is the final day for Financial Aid Application?A. November 1.B. January 1.C. March 1.D. May 1.3. What is the basic requirement to apply for Harvard University?A. Academic accomplishment.B. Strong personal qualities.C. Special talents.D. Unique perspectives.BA dog spent the last four years of his life waiting a crossroad in the Thai city of Khon Kaen as if waiting for someone. People originally thought the dog had been abandoned, but then realized that he looked healthy, so people asked around about him. It turned out that the dog had indeed been spending most of his time around that crossroad, but a woman had been coming -.round regularly to bring him food and water.One day, while photographing the dog everyone called Leo, a reporter met the woman who had been taking care of him. She had come to drop off some food. After learning the story about the dog and the woman, the reporter decided to1/ 10share the story on social media. The post soon went viral and the photos of Leo got shared hundreds of times. And the photos reached the eyes of Leo^ former old owner.Nang Noi Sittisarn, a 64-year-old woman from Thailand’s Roi Et Province, almost had a heart attack when her daughter showed her a photo of the beloved dog named BonBon she had lost during a car trip. When she learned that he had been waiting for her in the same spot for the last four years，her heart melted(融化).Auntie Noi told her daughter to drive her to where the dog was waiting. When she got there and called his name. BonBon，the poor dog started wiggling(扭动)his tail and came to her，but when she tried to take him home with her, he was unwilling to follow. She didn’ t want to force the dog to come with her so she agreed to leave him with his new ma ster. However, she and her daughter will come to visit him regularly.4. Why did the dog look healthy after separation from his former owner?A. He walked around the crossroad constantly.B. He was kept at a woman’s home all the time.C. A local reporter brought him food and water.D. A woman looked after him on a regular basis.5. What does the underlined phrase “went viral” in paragraph 2 probably mean?A. Changed surprisingly.B. Spread quickly.C. Appeared gradually.D. Fell directly.6. How did Nang Noi Sittisam feel about the dog's waiting for her?A. Shocked.B. Regretful.C. Touched.D. Proud7. What can we mainly learn from the story about the dog?A. Unbelievable success is worth waiting for.B. We should adjust ourselves to environments.C. We need to learn to be faithful and thankful.D. No one knows the result until the last minuteCA team of engineers at Harvard University has been inspired by Nature to create the first robotic fly. The mechanical fly has become a platform for a series of new high-tech integrated systems. Designed to do what a fly does naturally, the tiny machine is the size of a fat housefly. Its mini wings allow it to stay in the air and perform controlled flight tasks.“It’s extremely important for us to think about this as a whole system and not just the sum of a bunch of individual components,” said Robert Wood, the Harvard engineering professor who has been working on the robotic fly project for over a decade. A few years ago, his team got the go-ahead to start piecing together the components. “The added difficulty with a project like this is that actually none of those components are off the shelf and so we have to develop them all on our own,” he said.They engineered a series of systems to start and drive the robotic fly. “The seemingly simple system which just moves the wings has a number of interdependencies on the individual components, each of which individually has to perform well, but then has to be matched well to everything it’s connected to,” said Wood. The fl ight device was built into a set of power, computation, sensing and control systems. Wood says the success of the project proves that the flying robot with these tiny components can be built and manufactured.While this first robotic flyer is linked to a small, off-board power source, the goal is eventually to equip it with a built-in power source, so that it might someday perform data-gathering work at rescue sites, in farmers’ fields or on the battlefield. “Basically, it should be able to take off, land and fly around,” he said.Wood says the design offers a new way to study flight mechanics and control at insect-scale. Yet, the power, sensing and computation technologies on board could have much broader applications. “You can start thinking about using th em to answer open scientific questions, you know, to study biology in ways that would be difficult with the animals, but using these robots instead,” he said. “So there are a lot of technologies and open interesting scientific questions that are really wha t drives us on a day to day basis.”8. Which of the following statements was the difficulty engineers met while making the robotic fly?A. They did not have sufficient fund.B. No ready-made components were available.C. There was no model in their mind.D. It was hard for them to assemble the components.9. What can be inferred from paragraphs 3 and 4?A. The robotic fly has been put into wide application.B. The robotic fly consists of a flight device and a control system.C. Information from many sources can be collected by the robotic fly.D. The robotic fly can just fly in limited areas at present.10. Which of the following can be learned from the passage?A. Wood’s design can replace animals in some experiments.B. Animals are not allowed in biological experiments.C. The robotic flyer is designed to learn about insects.D. There used to be few ways to study how insects fly.11. Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?A. The Development of Robotic FlyB. Robotic Fly Promotes Engineering ScienceC. Harvard’s Efforts in Making Robotic FlyD. Robotic Fly Imitates Real Life InsectDThe idea that computers have some amount of “intelligence” is not new, says Ralph Haupter, the president of Microsoft Asia, pointing as far back as 1950 when computer pioneer Alan Turing asked whether machines can think. “So it has taken nearly 70 years for the right combination of factors to come together to move AI from concept to reality,” says Haupter.It is predicted that the development of artificial intelligence will be the story of the coming generations, not just the coming year, but as 2019 gets underway, you’ll find AI will begin to touch your life in many ways according to some researchers.“Personal assistant AIs will keep getting smarter. As our personal assistants learn more about our daily routines, I can imagine the day I need not to worry about preparing dinner. My AI knows what I like to eat, which days of the week I like to cook at home, and makes sure that when I get back from work all my groceries are waiting at my doorstep, ready for me to prepare that delicious meal I had been longing for.” ---Alecjandro Troccoli, senior research scientist, NVIDIA.“Thanks to AI, the face will be the new credit card, the new driver’s lice nse and the new barcode (条形码). Facial recognition is already completely transforming security with biometric capabilities being adopted, and seeing how technology and business are connected, like Amazon is with Whole Foods, I can see a near future where people will no longer need to stand in line at the store.” ---Georges Nahon, president, Orange Institute, a global research laboratory.“2019 will be the year AI becomes real for medicine. By the end of the year we’re seeing solutions for population health, hospital operations and a broad set of clinical specialties quickly follow behind.” ---Mark Michalski, executive director, Massachusetts General Hospital.12. What can we know about AI from the first two paragraphs?A. People didn't expect AI to develop so rapidly.B. The idea of AI just came up recently.C. The concept of AI was put forward by Ralph Haupter.D. It took more than 70 years to turn the concept into reality.13. Who sees the future of AI doing housework instead of human being?A. Alan Turing.B. Georges Nahon.C. Mark Michalski.D. Alejandro Troccoli.14. What is Georges Nahon’s job?A. Executive director of a hospital.B. President of a research laboratory.C. Chairman of an energy corporation.D. Chief operating officer of a newspaper.15. How is the passage developed?A. By explaining cause and effect.B. By presenting research results.3/ 10C. By listing some predictions.D. By describing personal experiences.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。
河南省南阳市2020届高三年级3月联合考试—英语参考答案
河南省南阳市2020届3月联合考试高三英语参考答案第一部分听力（满分30分）1 〜5 BCAAC 6〜10 CBCAB 11-15 ABCBA 16〜20 BABCA第二部阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）21 〜23 CAB 24〜27 DBCA 28〜31 CCAB 32〜35 BDCD第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）36〜40 CGBFA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）41 〜45 BDBCA 46〜50 BCDAD 51 〜55 ACBDA 56〜60 CBADB第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）61. where 62. surrounding 63. regardless 64. ranked65. sits 66. location 67. beaches 6& to69. a 70. taking第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）第二节书面表达（满分25分）One possible version:Dear Mike,I am writing to sincerely apologize for the fact that I can't go to the High-speed railway station to pick you up tomorrow because I will take an important test tomorrow morning.It's unnecessary for you to worry about it. I will let my fiend Li Ming, who you met with last year, meet youat the High-speed railway station with a small gift that you have been longing for for a long time.For the sake of making up for my absence and welcoming you, I will treat you to Chinese food in the restaurant the moment you arrive.Yours, Li Hua附听力原文Text 1W:Fm so hungry! Why is it taking so long? We're going to be late to the movies.M:Ifs really crowded in here. Maybe they're short of help. Can you try to get the manager's attention?Text 2M:Do you think you can get me to Victoria by half past eight?W:We should be OK if the lights are with us... Here we are. You've still got five minutes to spare. Seven pounds, please.M:Thanks very much. Here's a ten. Give me two pounds back, please.Text 3W:It seems that we are going to have a hard time in our classic literature class next semester. M:I'11 say. The reading list is a mile long.Text 4M:Ybur alarm has been going off for over an hour! Are you awake in there?W:Fm just getting up. Sorry about that, I went to bed really late last night. I was working on a school project that's due this afternoon.Text 5M:Are you feeling better these days, Ms. Green?W:Well, frankly speaking, I don't know.M:Is it true that you can't take this medicine?W:Yes.It works well, but the side effects are really bad.Text 6M:Hi,Maria. What have you been doing recently?W:I've been busy with my biology project. What about you?M:I'm okay, but I'm kind of stressed today.W:Oh,dear, why is that?M:Well,I have two big exams tomorrow 一 history and physics. History is OK. But the physics exam is worth 30% of my grade, so I'm quite nervous about it.W:You're always well prepared for exams. Just relax! You'll do fine. M:Oh, thank you.Text 72 W:Welcome to my shop. What can I do for you, sir?M:I'd like to have these clothes washed 一 three shirts and a coat. The coat is a bit faded. Please be careful when you wash it.W:OK,sir. You can pick everything up in three days, on Thursday morning. Is that OK?M:Can I get them on Wednesday morning instead? I will attend a party that evening.W:No problem. Our hours are from 8:30 a. m. to 6:30 p. m. on weekdays, and from 9:30 a. m. to 6:30 p. m. on weekends. Please give me a call before you plan on coming. My telephone number is 86-638-5022.M:Thanks a lot. How much should I pay for everything?W:5 pounds for each shirt, and 10 pounds for the coat.M:Here is 30 pounds.W:Thank you. Here is your change. Have a good day!Text 8W:National Car Rental, can I help you?M:I'd like to rent a car.W:For how long would you like to rent it?M:3 days, from next Tuesday to next Thursday.W:OK,what type of car would you like?M:Umjust the smallest type.W:So,that'll be a Toyota. It's $45 per day. So for three days, it'll be $135 in total, and that includes third-party insurance,theft,and water damage. But you need to pay for the gas yourself. So,would you like to rent it?M: Yes, please.W:Now,what type of driver's license do you have?M:An international one.W:OK. And your name and age?M:My name is Ronald Schiller, R-O-N-A-L-D,S-C-H-I-L-L-E-R.I am 33.W:OK. What time would you like to pick up the car?M:Well, can we say around noon? Is that OK?W:Our usual pickup time is 7:30 in the morning.M:Oh,that's OK.W:And we need your credit card to guarantee the booking.M:My VISA card number is...Text 9W:Hi,Mike. How do you like living in New York?M:It''s really amazing. I've learned that it is one of the largest cities in America, so I'm happy to get the chance to be here for a month. However, I still don't completely understand the recycling rules. W:Yes. It always takes time to get used to the way of life in a new place. Do you litter?M:Of course not. I even throw my cigarettes in the trash when I'm done smoking. How about you?W:It is easier for me, because I don't smoke at all. But I am glad you throw your trash away. M:However, I have three trash cans. I am confused. You know, in my old town, I only needed one trash can. You have been here much longer than me. Can you help me?W:Sure.First, you should know that only one type of trash goes into each can. One can is for paper products, one is for plastic, and one is for glass.M:But in my hometown, there were people who would separate the trash for me. Don't you think it's a better wayto save us time and energy?W:But it's a heavy burden for the cleaners. In order to keep the city clean and recycle the resources efficiently, you must separate your trash yourself. That is the rule.M:Thanks a lot. I understand now.Text 10Each summer, the Oxford English Dictionary, or OED, adds new words. Generally, the words are used in everyday speech for many years before they even have a chance to be added to the dictionary. However, with the popularity of social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter, people are constantly being exposed to new words. Those who use these sites pick up the vocabulary and begin to spread it 一 and quickly. Last summer, the word "eco-town" was added to the OED. Eco-towns are towns that are built to be environmentally friendly, and are often sponsored by the government. In addition, they seek to provide affordable housing to those who need it. The towns'buildings are made from recyclable materials, and the energy used to power them is renewable, such as wind and solar energy. Even more impressively, the towns try to be car-free. Some think this is impossible, but in these towns, roads are built only to accommodate biking and walking. So far, the government of England has approved the construction of four eco-towns, but up until now, none have actually been built. Still, both the word "eco-town" and the ideas it represents have gained attention. Perhaps more governments throughout the world will support this new idea to help the environment, while giving people a safe and affordable place to live at the same time.。
2020年南阳市第一中学高三英语模拟试卷及参考答案
2020年南阳市第一中学高三英语模拟试卷及参考答案第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分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AIt’s the time of year when we start hiking. As you pack, remember to bring your smartphone. Whether you’re going on a short walk or a long trip, there are a handful of apps that can help.MapMyHikeThis app tracks where you're hiking so you have a mapof your route at the end of the hike. It can also track other fitness information like the distance traveled, speed, pace, and even calories burned. You can save the data for your hike, so you can always access the route you look as well as track improvements to your workout. GaiaGPSYou don't always have cellphone service when hiking, but you always want to know where you are. The GaiaGPS app provides that information. Download maps of different parts of the world, and access the GaiaGPS app in the middle of even the most remote trails. The GPS function makes using the maps simple, and the app will also point to areas of interest.Backpacking ChecklistOne of the worst things is being way out on a trail only to discover you left behind something important. That's why checklists are the best. This checklist app helps you build a customized(定制的) list of things to take with you. Organize different lists based on trail lengths or requirements. Track all your essential items by weight and where you can find them.WildObsUsing WildObs, you can record your observations of plants and animals and add them to the database. You can ask the community to help you identify something and keep track of everything you've met, and most importantly, you can become a citizen scientist. By recording what you've seen with this app, you're helping scientists keep track of what's happening to the natural world.1. What can you do with MapMyHike?A. Record your walking speed.B. Design a suitable hiking route.C. Locate popular tourist attractions.D. Store the data of your daily activities.2. What is WildObs intended to do?A. To provide survival skills.B. To lead the way.C. To identify wildlife.D. To help make preparations.3. Which app is most useful before hiking?A. GaiaGPS.B. MapMyHike.C. WildObs.D. Backpacking Checklist.BScientists have discovered a new behaviour among bumblebees that tricks plants into flowering early.When lack of pollen, bumblebees will bite little by little on the leaves of flower-less plants. The damage seems to fool the plant into flowering, sometimes up to 30 days earlier than normal.With their hairy appearance and special sounds, bumblebees are hard to miss in gardens all over the world. Their hairy bodies make them excellent pollinators for crops like tomatoes and blueberries. They are among the first bees to appear each year and work a long season.But despite their key role, bumblebees, like many other pollinators have seen their numbers decline suddenly in recent decades. One recent study pointed to climate change, reporting that an increasing number of hot days in Europe andNorth Americawas raising local bumblebees extinction rates.But researchers have now made a discovery about bumblebees that could have something to do with their long term survival. Scientists inSwitzerlandfound that when the bumblebees were out of pollen, they started to bite on the leaves of plants that hadn't yet flowered. They used their mouths to cut clearly-shaped holes in the leaves. But the creatures didn't eat the material or use it in their nests.The damaged plants responded by flowering earlier than normal--in some cases up to 30 days ahead of schedule. Researchers also found that the bee damaged plants flowered 30 days earlier than undamaged plants and 25 days earlier than ones damaged by the scientists.“I think everything that we've found is consistent with the idea that the bumblebees are damaging the plants and that that's an adaptation that brings flowers earlier and that benefits the bees,” said Dr Mark Mescher, one of the authors from ETHZurich.4. How do bumblebees fool plants into flowering earlier?A. By making use of the hot weather.B. By putting the false flowers on the leaves.C. By attacking the leaves of flowerless plants.D. By taking away the pollen from the other flowers.5. What's bumblebees’ key role?A.Making plants flower early.B. Spreading pollen to flowers and plants.C. Sending information about weather change.D. Finding out whether the plant has flowers.6. What has happened to bumblebees in the past the years?A. They are becoming homesick.B. They are not as friendly as before.C. There is a sharp decrease in number.D. They have been busy year by year.7. What's Dr Mark Mescher's attitude towards the behaviour of bumblebees?A. Uncaring.B. Skeptical.C. Tolerant.D. Objective.CFor most thinkers since the Greek philosophers, it was self-evident that there is something called human nature, something that constitutes the essence of man. There were various views about what constitutes it, but there was agreement that such an essence exists—that is to say, that there is something by virtue of which man is man. Thus man was defined as a rational(理性的) being, as a social animal, an animal that can make tools, or a symbol-making animal.More recently, this traditional view has begun to be questioned. One reason for this change was the increasing emphasis given to the historical approach to man. An examination of the history of humanity suggested that man in our time is so different from man in previous times that it seemed unrealistic to assume that men in every age have had in common something that can be called “human nature.” The historical approach was strengthened, particularly in the United States, by studies in the field of cultural anthropology (人类学). The study of primitive peoples has discovered such a diversity of customs, values, feelings, and thoughts that many anthropologists arrived at the concept that man is born as a blank sheet of paper on which each culture writes its text. Another factor contributing to the tendency to deny the assumption of a fixed human nature was that the concept has so often been abused as a shield(盾牌) behind which the most inhuman acts are committed. In the name of human nature, for example, Aristotle and most thinkers up to the eighteenth century defended slavery. Or in order to prove the rationality and necessity of the capitalist form of society, scholars have tried to make a case for acquisitiveness, competitiveness, and selfishness as natural human characters. Popularly, one refers cynically（愤世嫉俗地）to “human nature” in accepting the inevitability of such undesirable human behavior as greed, murder, cheating and lying.Another reason for disbelief about the concept of human nature probably lies in the influence of evolutionary thinking. Once man came to be seen as developing in the process of evolution, the idea of a substance which is contained in his essence seemed untenable. Yet I believe it is precisely from an evolutionary standpoint that we can expect new insight into the problem of the nature of man.8. Most philosophers believed that human nature ________.A. is the quality distinguishing man from other animalsB. consists of competitiveness and selfishnessC. is something partly innate and partly acquiredD. consists of rationality and undesirable behavior9. The traditional view of “human nature” was strongly challenged by ________.A. the emergence of the evolutionary theoryB. the historical approach to manC. new insight into human behaviorD. the philosophical analysis of slavery10. According to the passage, anthropologists believe that human beings ________.A. have some characters in commonB. are born with diverse culturesC. are born without a fixed natureD. change their characters as they grow up11. The author mentioned Aristotle, a great ancient thinker, in order to ________.A. emphasize that he contributed a lot to defining the concept of “human nature”B. show that the concept of “human nature” was used to justify social evilsC. prove that he had a profound influence on the concept of “human nature”D. support the idea that some human characters are inherited.DSome years ago I was offered a writing assignment that would require three months of travel through Europe.I had been abroad a couple of times, but I could hardly claim to know my way around the continent. Moreover, my knowledge of foreign languages was limited to a little college French.I hesitated. How would I, unable to speak the language, totally unfamiliar with local geography or transportation system？It seemed impossible, and with considerable regret. Suddenly a thought ran through my mind: you can't learn if you don't try. So I accepted the assignment.There were some bad moments. But by the time I had finished the trip I was an experienced traveler. And ever since, I have never hesitated to head for even the most remote of places, without guides or even advanced bookings, confident that somehow I will manage.The point is that the new, along with the different, is almost scary by definition. But each time you try something, you learn, and as the learning piles up, the world opens to you.I've learned to ski at 40, and flown up the Rhine River in a balloon. And I know I'll go on doing such things. It's not because I'm braver or more daring than others. I'm not. But I'll accept anxiety as another name for challengeand I believe I can accomplish wonders.12. The author accepted the assignment because_________.A. he had never travelled abroad beforeB. he hardly knew any foreign languagesC. he was familiar with any other country in EuropeD. he would learn something new and different by trying13. Which of the following statements is TRUE？A. The author had been abroad only twice.B. The author thought the trip was hard but worthwhile.C. The author admitted that anything different was terrible.D. The author must be good at doing research and making interviews.14. We can infer from the text that the author is_______.A. awkwardB. generousC. stubbornD. brave15. What's the best title of the text？A. An Interesting Trip AbroadB. My First Writing AssignmentC. Ready to Try and ChallengeD. How to Be Daring and Brave.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
英语_2019-2020学年河南省南阳市某校高三下模拟考试英语试卷含答案
2019-2020学年河南省南阳市某校高三下模拟考试英语试卷一、阅读理解1.If you hear the word "castle" or the word "palace", you may picture the same kind of building for both: large, made of stones, probably with a tower. And, of course, you're not entirely wrong, as those are features of both palaces and castles.So then why bother to visit one royal building in the United Kingdom Buckingham Palace and another in the same country Windsor Castle? It turns out there is a difference, and you can find it pretty plainly in these two popular buildings.The Case for CastlesCastles were residences for royalty. But they were also intended as defensive seats.Say you're a king who has taken a particular area over. Now you have to hold it. So you build a castle and staff it with soldiers to defend your conquered territory and ensure it remains part of your kingdom.Castles were built throughout Europe and the Middle East primarily for protection of the, king and his people. Some common features of castles include:●thick walls and heavy gates to keep invaders out●protective low walls for archers to shoot with cover●high towers for keeping a lookout over the surrounding lands●gatehouses for admitting allies instead of allowing enemies into the castleThe Place for PalacesPalaces, on the contrary, had no defensive purposes. They were first meant for showing off the great victory of the war. Palaces were where the spoils（战利品）of war might be displayed, along with grand architecture, massive banquet halls, golden table settings and maybe even hundreds of luxuriously decorated rooms.While kings certainly took up residence in palaces as well as castles, nonmilitaryroyals might also have lived in（or still live in）palaces. Ministers could live in castles to show the power of their riches rather than their nonexistent military power. The term comes from Palatine Hill in Rome.（1）Which of the following is one feature of castles?A Low towers surrounding castles.B Defensive low walls for shooting.C Gatehouses allowing enemies into the castle.D Thick walls and heavy gates to lock invaders in.（2）Why were palaces first built?A To accommodate ordinary soldiers.B To display huge success of the war.C To show off the art of royal painting.D To defend the king's conquered territory.（3）What is the main purpose of the text?A To list the reasons for kings' living in palaces.B To show palaces are more popular than castles.C To talk about the value of castles in modern times.D To make a comparison between castles and palaces.2.Alice is a senior at Sunset High School（SHS）in America. The kids in her school are looking forward to senior graduation and summer vacation. And they still desire to live a significant life: doing something worthwhile and making a difference.Alice, senior class president, decides to take action by organizing a food drive. Shealso decides to reach out to the community in the neighborhood for support.She wrote, "Hi! My name is Alice and I'm a senior at Sunset! The SHS student government is hosting a drive and collecting the canned and boxed food for needy families. I know many students in the slum（贫民窟）are not able to access regular meals without school. One-hundred percent of everything donated will go to families in need. So it would be amazingif anybody could donate any extra food and lay it around the house. I would be so happy to come by and pick up any extra food that anyone has and just let me know!"So far, the community has made some 400 donations, and Alice has picked up eachone. They're left in brown paper bags around their houses, and she handles them with the latest gloves. It's all packaged food, and the packaging is cleaned with disinfected wipes. Along with the rest of the student union, which brainstormed the idea last week, Alice is setting up distribution centers to dispense the food in the city so families can get what they need."In the community, I've seen so many people offering their help, and I've picked up so many donations from community residents," Alice said. "It's nice to see people supporting each other. I think it's really good that we're being more cautious, especially within the community," Alice says. Every individual is aware of how to take care of themselves, their family and others around them. They join hands to make a big difference indeed. With everyone's efforts, the donation work goes on easily and smoothly and many poor families have got help.（1）What do we know about the students at SHS in the text?A They're eager for a meaningful life.B They've helped to build acommunity. C They've graduated from senior high school. D They're forced to do something worthwhile.（2）Why did Alice organize the food drive?A To gain greater popularity.B To get food for families in need.C To set up the SHS student union.D To donate food to the students in her school.（3）What does the underlined word "dispense" in paragraph 4 probably mean?A Recycle.B Chew up.C Gain.D Hand out.（4）What can be concluded from the last paragraph?A East or west, home is best.B Many hands make work light.C Actions speak louder than words.D It's good to learn at another man's cost.3.On the last Monday in May, people in the United States celebrate Memorial Day. This federal holiday honors members of the American military who died at war. Schools and government offices close. Most people in the US have this day off from work. People celebrate MemorialDay with outdoor parades.Most Americans consider it the start of summer though the season really begins inJune. With so many people off work, Memorial Day has also become a popular shopping day. However, on most occasions Memorial Day is a serious and even sorrowful holiday. Those who have lost family members at war visit burial sites to decorate the graves. They place flowers, wreaths and US flags on the graves.Memorial Day comes from a tradition that began after the US Civil War called Decoration Day. The Civil War was a very dark time in the US history. Historians have long thought that about 620,000 soldiers died in the fighting. However, new research suggests that thedead numbered about 750,000.In 1868, about 5,000 people gathered at Arlington National Cemetery on the edgeof Washington, D.C. They decorated more than 10,000 graves of Union and Confederate soldiers. They called it Decoration Day.The tradition spread to other areas of the country. In 1873, New York State called it Memorial Day and was the first to make it a legal holiday. Other states followed, but not all. Some southern states had（and still have）separate celebrations that honor only dead Confederate soldiers.After World War Ⅰ ended in 1918, Memorial Day became a day to honor allAmerican soldiers killed at war. In 1971, Congress passed a law making it an official federal holiday all over America.（1）What's the purpose of Memorial Day in America?A To mark the start of summer.B To let people enjoy themselves.C To show respect to dead soldiers.D To set a holiday to encourage soldiers.（2）What's the atmosphere of American Memorial Day like on most occasions?A Sad.B Casual.C Pleasant.D Relaxing.（3）When did Memorial Day become a legal holiday throughout the US?A In 1868.B In 1873.C In 1918.D In 1971.（4）What is the best title for the text?A The Evolution of Memorial Day in the USB The Prospect of American MemorialDay C Members Honored on American Memorial Day D Celebration Activities on Memorial Day in the US4.The other day, I bought an expensive anti-aging cream that promised to make my face look several years younger than other women by fighting free radicals（自由基）. It mademe curious about what free radicals are. Is the anti-aging cream the only way I need to protect myself?"As a scientific term, free radicals are essentially unstable atoms," says Arizona-based doctor, Natasha Bhuyan, M. D. "In medicine, they cause cells to break down over time and are linked to aging."A super simple chemistry review for you: Atoms from different elements are thebuilding blocks that make up water, nitrogen and more. Electrons（电子）are the negatively charged atoms, and they like to be in pairs. When an electron loses its partner, it creates a free radical, which is usually unstable and highly reactive. Free radicals typically go through the body to seek out a replacement for their missing electron, and that can result in damage to cells, proteins and DNA.So how do free radicals form and why do they happen? Bhuyan says, "Scientifically, free radicals are unpaired electrons that are seeking a mate to bond with. The theory behind free radicals is that they can lead to the imbalance between free radicals and antioxidants（抗氧化剂）." Another mini-science lesson for you: Antioxidants are natural or man-made matters that can help delay or prevent some types of cell damage. They're often found in fruits and vegetables.A lot of the aspects of modern life—our diet, lifestyle and environmental factors like pollution, can cause oxidative stress. Over time, oxidative stress weakens cells and tissues and can leave you more easily exposed to certain health issues, including cancer. And, as beauty marketers are keenly aware, oxidative stress can also speed up the aging process. Now that you know free radicals can weak on your health, you're probably wondering if there are any ways to prevent them from forming or at least to minimize their negative effects.（1）What does the author intend to do in paragraph 1?A Explain the process of aging.B State the formation of free radicals.C Introduce the topic of free radicals.D Describe the harm of anti-aging cream.（2）Which of the following do free radicals refer to?A Unpaired electrons.B Steady atoms.C Replacements of atoms.D Functions of electrons.（3）What can we learn about antioxidants from the text?A They have never been found in nature.B They do harm to cells, proteins andDNA. C They always keep balance with free radicals. D They can slow down the damage of some cells.（4）What will the author probably tell us next?A What exactly oxidative stress is.B How beauty marketers promotesales. C Whether free radicals can be prevented. D Where a variety of diseases come from.二、七选五阅读5. 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。
2020届高三第二学期英语模拟卷(含答案)
2020届高三第二学期英语模拟试卷第一部分听力(满分30)1.What is the cause of the woman’s quietness?A. The violent film.B. Her tiredness.C. The crowded theater.2.How does the man know about animals?A. From books.B. On TVC. Through the Internet.3.What does the man ask the woman to do?A. Give her ID card to him.B. Move a table.C. Sign for a parcel.4.Why doesn’t the man want to eat?A.He’s feeling a little sick.B.He doesn’t like the food.C. He ate something just now.5.What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A picnic.B. The weather.C. A forecast.听第 6 段材料，回答第6、7 题。
6.Why doesn’t the man want the telephone sales job?A.It needs working long hours.B.It is not suitable for him.C.It doesn’t pay well.7.What does the man think of the job on the ship?A. Attractive.B. Boring.C. Tiring.听第7 段材料，回答第8、9 题。
8.What does the woman advise the man to focus on?A. The price.B. The quality.C. The model.9.What will the speakers do next?A. Continue to shop.B. Visit a gym.C. Go to the cashier.听第8 段材料，回答第10 至12 题。
河南省南阳市2020年高考英语模拟试卷03 含答案
河南省南阳市2020年高考英语模拟试卷03第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
AMoringa Farm Internship ProgramDA TE：5 May〜30 November 2019LOCATION: Jaipur IndiaEVENT TYPE：TwiningEVENT INDUSTRY/TOPIC: Clean Energy, Climate & Environment, Food & Agriculture and Quality/Process ManagemMoringa (辣木), a kind of miracle tree, has come a long way today to become a symbol of the fight against growing nutrition deficiency (营养不足) across the globe. It is also a crop suited to the climatic conditions of the region, which is unusually rich in its nutrition content literally from top to bottom.Supporting learning：The Moringa Farm Internship Program is sort of like a live, interactive slideshow of agriculture making of Moringa from “Soil to Super food” that touches all the participant’s senses.The Program’s Objectives：The Moringa Farm Internship Program is devoted to enriching the knowledge and lives of young people by providing them with a unique educational experience on an organic Moringa Farm in rural Jaipur, India. Program participants can learn about conservation, maintenance (维护), care, and management of Moringa Farming by means of hands-on work experience with local Moringa Farm staff.Participants will be able to interact with Moringa specialists and educators, on all issues that may affect their operations. Experts will let you know management strategies and equipment operation up close on hand to answer your specific questions.The Moringa Farm Internship will provide an excellent opportunity to learn about sustainable tools, techniques, and approaches that can be used in Moringa Production and value-added production systems, righting (突出) pest and disease management, leaf/seed production, and tools and equipment for commercial production.If you’re trying to learn about Moringa, there’s nothing like going to a farm and getting your hands dirty. So click here to register now!1. Why is Moringa specifically described in the text?A. To stress the importance of the crop.B. To encourage people to plant Moringa.C. To show the significance of the program.D. To draw attention to nutrition deficiency.2. What can we know about the Moringa Farm Internship Program?A. It is intended for farmers.B. It lasts more than half a year.C. It provides vocational training.D. It is available on the Internet.3. How do the program’s participants learn about Moringa?A. By attending various courses about it.B. By involving themselves in farming it.C. By observing specialists and educators.D. By watching slideshows about the crop."Did you hear what happened to Adam last Friday?" Lindsey whispers to Tori.With her eyes shining, Tori brags, "You bet I did, Sean told me two days ago."Who are Lindsey and Tori talking about? It just happened to be yours truly, Adam Freedman, I can tell you that what they are saying is （a）not nice and （b）not even true. Still, Lindsey and Tori aren't very different from most students here at Linton High School, including me. Many of our conversations are gossip （闲话）.I have noticed three effects of gossip: it can hurt people, it can give gossipers a strange kind of satisfaction, and it can cause social pressures in a group.An important negative effect of gossip is that it can hurt the person being talked about. Usually, gossip spreads information about a topic—breakups, trouble at home, even dropping out—that a person would rather keep secret. The more embarrassing or shameful the secret is, the juicier the gossip it makes. Probably the worst type of gossip is the absolute lie. People often think of gossipers as harmless, but cruel lies can cause pain.If we know that gossip can be harmful, then why do so many of us do it? The answer lies in another effect of gossip: the satisfaction it gives us. Sharing the latest rumor （传言）can make a person feel important because he or she knows something that others don't. Similarly, hearing the latest rumor can make a person feel like part of the "in group". In other words, gossip is satisfying because it gives people a sense of belonging or even superiority （优越感）.Gossip also can have a third effect: it strengthens unwritten, unspoken rules about how people should act. Professor David Wilson explains that gossip is important in policing behaviors in a group. Translated into high school terms, this means that if everybody you hang around with is laughing at what John wore or what Jane said, then you can bet that wearing or saying something similar will get you the same kind of negative attention. The do's and don'ts conveyed through gossip will never show up in any student handbook.The effects of gossip vary depending on the situation. The next time you feel the urge to spread the latest news, think about why you want to gossip and what effects your "juicy story" might have.4. The author uses a conversation at the beginning of the passage to _________.A. introduce a topicB. present an argumentC. describe the charactersD. clarify his writing purpose5. An important negative effect of gossip is that it ___________.A. breaks up relationshipsB. embarrasses the listenerC. spreads information aroundD. causes unpleasant experiences6. Professor David Wilson thinks that gossip can ____________.A. provide students with written rulesB. help people watch their own behaviorsC. force school to improve student handbooksD. attract the police's attention to group behaviors7. What advice does the author give in the passage?A. Never become a gossiperB. Stay away from gossipersC. Don't let gossip turn into liesD. Think twice before you gossipPeople like to post their selfies(自拍照) on social media. To know more about it, scientists at Syracuse University in New York recently did a research and came up with some surprising findings.People who post selfies and use editing software to make themselves look better show behavior connected to narcissism(自恋), the researchers said. Makana Chock, a professor from Syracuse University, said because social media is mostly used by people to share unimportant information about their lives, it is a good place for people to “work towards satisfying their own vanity.” Those “likes” under their Facebook selfies make them feel good.Besides, people who post group selfies show a need for popularity and a need to belong to a group, the research found. Some people feel “peer(同伴) pressure” to post selfies and some follow the popular belief that if there is no picture of an event or experience, it did not really happen. “Anyway, it shouldn’t be seen as negative. People get sense of satisfaction especially when they get likes. And it does no harm,” Chock said.Other findings from the study include: There are no major differences on how often men and women post selfies and how often they use editing software. But men who post selfies showed more of a need to be seen as popular than women who posted selfies.Chock said posting selfies on social media is not all that different from what people have done for many years. On trips and special events, our parents and grandparents used cameras instead of phones to take photos. They would bring back photos to show friends and family. You had no choice but to look at them. You probably commented about how nice everyone in the photos looked, especially children and the person showing the photos. They were happy to hear your comments. That was the old way of “clicking like”. On social media, however, people can decide not to look at photos ---even if they click “like”.8. What is the research mainly about?A. The ways of making people look better in selfies.B. The reasons for people posting selfies on social media.C. The differences between men and women in posting selfies.D. The connections between posting selfies and mental health.9. What does the word “vanity” in paragraph 2 probably mean?A. A deep desire to know about something.B. A special need to be more popular.C. Too much pride in one’s own appearance.D. Strong determination to improve oneself.10. What is Chock’s attitude towards selfie posting?A. Ambiguous.B. Cautious.C. Disapproving.D. Supportive.11. From the last paragraph, we know that the older generations showed their photos to friends and family ______.A. to win praise from viewersB. to show off their camerasC. to improve relationshipsD. to share good momentsDIt used to be mostly the army that used small, unpiloted aircraft, called “drones”. The little planes were very costly. But as they have dropped in price more people have begun to use them.The fast rate of development of computer technology, image sensing equipment, satellite navigation and smart phones has led to lower-priced drones. Researchers and developers have learned how to build smaller and less costly drones. Nowadays, moviemakers are using drones to film from the sky. Historians use them when they explore ancient buildings. Rescue workers use them to look for people. And now farmers are also using them to watch over their crops.Romain Faroux is a French businessman, whose father was a farmer. He believed drones could help farmers. He has helped create a company which has developed a small drone that could be controlled by people on the ground. It’s called “Agridrone”. It uses a special sensor to examine crops. The technology used on the drone is similar to that used on a smartphone -- except it has wings. A computer program directs the drone to fly over the crops. The sensor on the drone records four different-colored “bands” of sunlight that are reflected off the crops.Jean-Baptiste Bruggeman is another farmer in France who is using a drone. He says the drone flies over his crops at different times of the season and provides a lot of information about his crops. The pictures taken by the drone show him the exact amount of fertilizer the crops need. It also shows exactly where the fertilizer is needed.Romain Faroux says farmers use information provided by the Agridrone to place fertilizer only in areas where it is needed. This saves money and reduces pollution. Before they used the drones, farmers would put the same amount of fertilizer everywhere. Drones also save time because farmers can examine up to three hectares (英亩) in about a minute.12. Why do rescue workers and farmers begin to use drones?A. Because they are affordable now.B. Because their sizes have become smaller.C. Because they can save people a lot of time.D. Because the technology has been developed.13. What is the sensor on the drone mainly used for?A. Helping the sunlight shine on the crops.B. Directing the wings to fly over the crops.C. Examining the different colors of the crops.D. Recording the sunlight “bands” reflected off the crops.14. What does the underlined word “it” in paragraph 3 probably refer to?A. A smartphone.B. A sensor.C. A drone.D. A band.15. What is the main idea of the text?A. Crops will be harvested by drones soon.B. Drones will be widely used in different fields.C. French farmers use drones to examine their crops.D. Farmers develop special drones for their crops.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。
2020届河南省南阳市高三下学期模拟考试英语试卷
英语第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题; 每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
AElon Musk is famous for making bold claims and big bets. Here’s a look at some of his recentSelf-drivingTesla cars Goal A million full self-driving Teslas will be on roads by 2020.What he said “I feel very confident predicting autonomous robo-taxis forTesla next year,”Musk said at Tesla’s autonomy day forinvestors last month.Status It’s hard to believe Tesl a will pull off the timeline. Noself-driving Teslas are on the road today due in part to the factthat the software isn’t ready.Hyperloop and Loop Goal Tunnels can solve urban congestion.What he said “You can alleviate any arbitrary level of urban congestionwith a 3D tunnel network,” he said in April 2017.Status Hyperloop would be an underground vacuum tube in whichelectric pods move people at speeds over 600 mph. TheBoring Company Musk’s tunneling venture, is currentlydeveloping Loop projects in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Chicagoand between Washington, DC, and Baltimore, Maryland. Trips to the moon Goal Space tourism around the moon will occur by 2018.What he said “Next year is going to be a big year for carrying people to thespace statio n and hopefully beyond,” he said in February2017.Status SpaceX, Musk’s rocket and space exploration company, failedto deliver on its promise. In February 2018, Musk said SpaceXwould use its Big Falcon Rocket for tourism instead. Thatmove is now scheduled to come as soon as 2023.Goal Humans will have brain-computer interfaces as soon as 2025 Brain computerinterfacesWhat he said “I think we are about eight to 10 years away from this beingusable by people with no disability,” he said in April 2017.21. Which of Elon Musk’s predictions has so far failed to come true?A. Trips to the moon.B. Hyperloop and Loop.C. Self-driving Tesla cars.D. Brain computer interfaces.22. The Boring Company is established to _______.A. create vacuum tubesB. solve traffic problemsC. build tunnels over the worldD. speed up the SpaceX program23. What can we learn from the passage?A. Autonomous robo-taxis are actually impractical.B. Musk is concerned about the future of the world.C. Musk’s Neuralink is suspected of doing something illegal.D. Musk makes predictions merely to attract the world’s attention.BI was 17 years old. My brother Kyle and I were thinking about writing a book because it seemed like a good way to reach others and share what we had learned. However, we were doubtful. Could we really do it? What if no one liked it? What if we failed? What if…We had to think differently As teens, we had little to lose by trying and a lot to lose by letting this opportunity slip by so we decided to give it a shot. Locked up in our small 10x10 foot bedroom, which reached 103 degrees on hot summer days, we just started writing. We wrote a list of goals, people we wanted to meet, things we wanted to own, as well as inspirational quotations —anything to keep us focused and motivated.A few weeks later, a family friend offered us two tickets to a local business conference where Jack Canfield was the keynote speaker. The event was a valuable experience and at the end of it, we waited in line for over thirty minutes to personally speak with Jack. We shared our book idea with him and he didn’t laugh! Instead, he offered us the support, encouragement, and insight we needed to realize our goal.We finally completed our first book, Cool Stuff They Should Teach in School. The full process took three and a half years of hard work and sacrifices, but in the end, it was worth every minute. It was such a strange but rewarding feeling to walk into a bookstore and see our book on the shelves.Since its publication, we have enjoyed seeing its impact on other young people and receiving e-mails from readers almost every day. Sure enough, requests to speak at various venues soon came rolling in.All of us have opportunities around each day, but most people don’t recognize them because they’re often disguised as hard work. It comes down to our ability to see problems as opportunities and our willingness to take a leap of faith without the guarantee of success. As Michael Nolan once said, “It’s not who we are that holds us back; it’s who we think we’re not.”24. The author and his brother decided to write a book _______.A. to get some experienceB. to encourage their peersC. to call for readers’supportD. to share something with others25. How did they manage to finish their first book?A. By focusing on small goals.B. By turning to publishers for help.C. By staying focused and motivated.D. By seeking constant help from Canfield.26. Why do most people often fail to achieve success?A. Because they are actually afraid of hard work.B. Because they regard opportunities as problemsC. Because they don’t have the same opportunities.D. Because they don’t have the willingness to succeed.27. The main purpose of the author’s writing the passage is to _______.A. criticizeB. informC. praiseD. inspireCLast year saw one of the poorest salmon returns on record in North America. Yet, we are eating more fish than ever before. Aquaculture (水产养殖) production has tripled in the last two decades to meet this need, and another historic move was made by the FDA earlier this year, when a company received the first ever nod to sell a genetically modified salmon, a bioengineered version of the Atlantic salmon.US based AquaBounty, the firm which received the go-ahead, said it would begin stocking fish in supermarkets “as soon as possible.” The first commercial harvest is expected at the end of 2020. At the moment, Argentina, Brazil and China have also granted environmental approvals for genetically modified fish farming trials.This genetically modified salmon is actually a fish injected with the DNA of two other edible fish. The long road to the current version of the GM fish began in the 1980s when a physiologist named Garth Fletcher read about the work being done to genetically modify mice and wondered whether it could apply to salmon. He understood that the fish’s growth hormones are most active in some seasons and considered changing this so that the hormones are always active. Cut to 2019, Fletcher’s GM fish is able to reach adult size in 16 to 18 months, compared with 30 months for natural Atlantic salmon, while consuming 25% less feed.In the United States, Atlantic salmon is endangered, so catching it is heavily restricted. It is currently imported from Chile, Norway and Canada. If the production and sales of AquaBounty go as planned, this will all change. And simultaneously, the company claims that farming the fish in their land-based hatcheries will lower the transportation cost as well as emissions associated with importing the fish as is currently done.This has not all been without stiff opposition, and protesters who have sent nearly 2 million comments to the FDA have had issues on three main fronts. Health risks, being the main one, as it has been with several other genetically modified foods in the past. The environmental group Earth Action says no one can predict what will happen when people start eating the fish over time.28. What can we learn about AquaBounty?A. It is a firm located in Argentina.B. It performs research into GM fish.C. It deals with the production and sales of fish.D. It is the only firm allowed to produce GM fish.29. One of the advantages of the GM salmon is that _______.A. it has proved to have no health risksB. it costs 25% less than imported salmonC. it can meet people’s ever increasing needD. it grows faster than natural Atlantic salmon30. Protesters again GM salmon worry that _______.A. fish markets will be seriously disturbedB. GM food has potential health problemsC. GM salmon may not be up to the standardD. the environmental group Earth Action will not be satisfied31. The underlined word “this”in the last paragraph probably refers to ______.A. the nod to sell a GM salmonB. the lower cost of GM salmonC. the prediction about what will happenD. the import of salmon from Chile, Norway and CanadaDItaly and China has agreed to jointly advance the construction of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) (一带一路), which aims to build a trade and infrastructure network to connect Asia with Europe and Africa along ancient trade routes. Italy will use this opportunity to cooperate with China to develop its northern ports and the InvestItalia program, and promote cooperation in all fields.Despite some skepticism, the BRI has developed into one of the world’s largest cooperation platforms and become a hot public good. More than 120 countries and 29 international organizations have signed agreements with China up to date, bringing all sorts of development opportunities to parties of the BRI, including the construction of Kenya’s first high-speed expressway, the first cross-sea bridge in the Maldives, and the formation of the car industry in Belarus.The inclusion of Italy into the BRI makes Italy the first G7 country to formally join the Initiative, and sets a new milestone in the process of building the Belt and Road.What makes the BRI unique is that it is an initiative for win-win cooperation rather than zero-sum competition. As everyone knows, the BRI has its origin in the ancient Silk Road trade route that linked China with many places in the world, including the Italian cities of Rome and Venice. Italy is a natural fit for the ambitious project because of its historical connections with China, and also because of the need to be open rather than closed, to cooperate rather than confront. In this fast-changing world, seeking win-win progress is the best path forward for all countries.In China, it is said that without a big breakthrough in thinking, there will be no big leap in practice; and without a big leap in practice, there will be no great development. A number of Chinese ideas and initiatives have been formed with the goal of building a community of common destiny in mind. Under the BRI, we can expect China to deepen policy coordination, facilities connectivity, free trade, financial integration, and people-to-people bonds.The revival of China as a great power is a blessing to the world, contributing to the building of a better world.32. How does the author develop the second paragraph?A. By giving examples.B. By making comparisons.C. By reasoning and analyzing.D. By describing important events.33. What can we learn from the last but one paragraph?A. China has become a superpower.B. China puts others’interests before its own.C. China has been seeking development for all.D. China is well-known for its traditional ideas.34. What does the underlined part “zero-sum competition” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?A. Only one participant will win.B. None of the participants will win.C. All participants will gain something.D. Some participants will win at the cost of others.35. What is best title of the passage?A. The revival of China as a great powerB. Construction along ancient trade routesC. A milestone in building BRI has been setD. Italy and China reached an agreement on BRI第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）People tend to download Google Earth with the belief that the images are updated live from satellites in space. The reality is that the images captured by the satellites are made available by certain government agencies and some commercial image providers. 36 Although some of the satellite images may be older than a year, they contain a lot of information that can be of great value. 3738 You can locate specific addresses and monuments in yourcity. Also you can measure the length between different points as well asthe area or radius of certain structures. You can also create maps with thegeospatial data that is available on the program, as well as capture andprint high-resolution satellite images for free. The integrated movie makermakes it possible for you to record videos of activities. 39 Google Earth features several tools that are easy to use regardless of your technical proficiency level. You can fly over multiple locations on the hemisphere to explore different landscapes, oceans, mountain ranges, canyons, and other geographical elements. You can save tours and destinations which may be viewed at a later time or shared with friends.40 Google Earth makes it possible for you to track changes within your neighborhood. With the historical imagery feature, you can find the level of infrastructural improvements or environmental degradation. You can easily monitor coastal erosion, melting ice caps and the rapid urbanization. You can dive to the bottom of seas and oceans to explore the underwater habitat, view shipwrecks, and marine glacial deposits.A. It is relatively easy to use.B. The advantages outweigh the disadvantages.C. It provides detailed view of different locations.第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（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四个选项（A、B、C和D）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。
2020届南阳市第一中学高三英语二模试题及答案解析
2020届南阳市第一中学高三英语二模试题及答案解析第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分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AFour Best Cities to Visit in WinterCold rains, icy sidewalks and gray skies can make winter travel a trial. But here are four cities around the world that make for a great cold-weather destination:Prague,Czech RepublicWith its snow-capped spires and winding streets,Pragueis a fairytale city that remains ly tourist-free in winter.The amazing architecture looks even prettier under a sheet of snow, with one of the most beautiful areas being the old town, with its Romanesque vaults. Gas street lamps have been placed throughout the city center, adding a romantic color1 to evenings. Cafes here are ideal for escaping the bitter cold.Salzburg,AustriaWith its Christmas songs and traditional markets, this is a perfect city for a winter break. “Silent Night” was performed for the first time in thechurchofOberndorfon the border ofSalzburgon Christmas Eve in 1818.The city's main market is held in the shadow ofSalzburg'sHohensalzburgCastle, but the one held inMirabell Squareis especially popular with food lovers who come to taste local food such as halusky—pieces of dumpling mixed with fried bacon.Tromso,NorwayTromso is widely regarded asNorway's most beautiful city and is a base for spoiling the northern lights. There are several attractive museums, including thePolarMuseum, which offers an insight into the history of Arctic expeditions, and theTromsoMuseum, which is famous for its Sami exhibitions.Amsterdam,NetherlandsIn winter,Amsterdam' s museums are much less crowded, making it the time to visit attractions such as Rijksmuseum or the Anne Frank House. Built originally to house a circus, the Royal Carre Theater is more than 130 years old. Children will love the spectacular performances.1. What can you do inPrague?A. Enjoy the fascinating architecture.B. Taste local food halusky.C. Appreciate Sami exhibitions.D. Watch a circus performance.2. Where was “Silent Night” first performed?A. In thechurchofOberndorf.B. InHohensalzburgCastle.C. InMirabell Square.D. In the Polar Museum.3. Which city will you choose if you want to see the northern lights?A. Prague.B. Salzburg.C. Tromso.D.Amsterdam.BFor our official holidays, like the National Holiday, many people'd like to go on a visit to some places of interest. Yesterday our class had a heated discussion about whether we should travel during holidays.One man's meat is another man's poison.Some students are for it. They think visitors can enjoy a good variety of scenery. Facing glorious(壮丽的) touristattractions, travelers may well broaden their eyes. At the same time, they can keep fit by walking on foot, and taste different delicious food that they can't get in their own hometowns. What's more, travelling can make a contribution to our economy development, mainly to the local economy development. Most travelers need to buy tickets to go to their destinations, thus traffic department will earn money. Travelers also need to sleep and eat, thus local hotels and restaurants also share benefits. Paying admission(门票费) benefits local governments. As for native farmers, they can benefit from selling local specialities to many travelers. In this case, money circulation(货币流通) is speeded up.On the other hand, other students are against it. They believe it's a waste of money. Some famous places of interest are too crowded, while those smaller ones are not worth visiting. Travelling may cause traffic jams here and there. What's worse, due to travelling here and there, there exist some accidents on the road. Besides, it's known that travelling can also pollute the local environment. In order to reduce air and waste pollution, people should have a rest to the full, reading books or watching TV at home. Recently, many have been afraid of being infected with COVID-19 in particular.As far as I am concerned, travelling is a good choice to spend holidays. And the government should take some measures to solve the existing problems. More policemen should be on duty to deal with accidents in time. Can we make a small change to the period when people don't have to go to work in some provinces? Let's take the example of the National Holiday, if some provinces of our country spend this holiday mainly in late September, with the National Day coming to an end, rather than in earlyOctober, most famous places of interest will not become crowded. At the same time, visitors must obey traffic rules and shouldn't throw rubbish freely here and there. Last but not least, never should we travel when there is a pandemic(大流行病，瘟疫). It's our duty toprevent its spread.4. What does the underlined sentence “One man's meat is another man's poison” in this passage mean?A. Some persons like meat, while others don't.B. Different persons taste meals differently.C. A man mistakes meat for poison.D. Different persons have different opinions on one thing.5. How do travelers contribute to our economy development?A. They buy all kinds of tickets.B. They walk, sleep, eat and meet native farmers.C. They speed up money circulation by spending money on transport, accommodations(膳宿), specialities and admission.D. They only enjoy visiting many glorious tourist attractions.6. Which sentence of the following is not true?A. There's a need for more policemen.B Some provinces can change the date of an official holiday completely.C. Visitors must obey traffic rules and shouldn't throw rubbish freely.D. People should never travel when there is a pandemic.7. What the author's attitude to travel during holidays?A. He doesn't show his opinion.B. He doesn't agree at all.C. He supports unconditionally.D. He supports and makes some suggestions.CWhen 36-year-old J Andy Duran decided to return to his favorite high school hobby—skateboarding, the only trouble he expected to have was his own ability to get back on the skateboard after such a long time. However, the 340-pound skateboarder soon realizedthatwas the least of his problems.Duran's problems began before he even stepped on a skateboard. He couldn't find anything for fat skaters. What Duran did find was a belief that plus-size people should not be skating. Determined to do something to change the image(形象) of plus-size people in sports, Duran set up Chub Rollz—a skating and skateboarding community for overweight skaters. He knew that not only did he need to get back into it to prove people wrong, but he needed to create a safe space where others can haverepresentation as well.To encourage plus-size people to take part in the fun sport, Duran created a list of recommended products forfat skaters. He also hosted roller skating and skateboarding classes to teach beginners.After an article about his thoughts in the San Francisco Chronicle, Duran received lots of messages from strangers thanking him for giving them the courage to take up skateboarding. He has also been contacted by some skateboarding brands offering to create larger clothing sizes and beenoffered free equipment by skating organizations like "Skate Like a Giri ".Though encouraged, Duran believes a lot more needs to be done to remove body image stereotypes(刻板印象).“I want to see more changes in communities. Maybe skate shops create a more welcoming environment for all types of skaters. Or boards are made in a variety of strengths and sizes—everyone is making thinner, lighter products, but sometimes we need those heavy-duty choices to stay available," he explains.For those hesitant of taking up their desired activity due to their body size, Duran has this to say:“Be kind to yourself. Just because you don't see it doesn't mean you can't be it.”8. What does the underlined word "that" in paragraph 1 refer to?A. The skateboard.B. His hobby.C. His ability.D. The time.9. Why did Duran found Chub Rollz?A. To realize his childhood dream.B. To help plus-size people lose weight.C. To fight for the equal right for fat people.D. To change people's impression of the fat in sports.10. Which word can best describe Duran?A. Generous.B. Inspiring.C. Adaptable.D. Talented.11. Which is most likely Duran's belief?A. Everyone has a gift for sports.B.No one is too fat to enjoy sports.C. Fat people do deserve social concern.D. Skateboarding is most suitable for fat people.DIt is not only praise or punishment that determines a child's level of confidence.There are some other important ways we shape our kids — particularly by giving instructions and commands in a negative or positivechoice of words.For example, we can say to a child “Don't run into traffic！” or “Stay on the footpath close to me.” In using the latter, you will be helping your kids to think and act positively, and to feel competent in a wide range of situations, because they know what to do, and aren't scaring themselves with what not to do.Actually, it is all in the way the human mind works.What we think, we automatically rehearse.For example, if someone offered you a million dollars not to think of a blue monkey for two minutes, you wouldn't be able to do it.When a child is told “Don't fall off the tree，” he will think of two things：“don't” and “fall off the tree”. That is, he will automatically create the picture of falling off the tree in his mind.A child who is vividly imagining falling off the tree is much more likely to fall off.So it is far better to use “Hold on to the tree carefully.”Clear, positive instructions help kids to understand the right way to do things.Kids do not always know how to be safe, or how to react to the warning of the danger in negative words.So parents should make their commands positive.“Sam, hold on firmly to the side of the boat” is much more useful than “Don't you dare to fall out of the boat？” or “How do you think I'll feel if you drown？” The changes are small but the difference is obvious.Children learn how to guide and organize themselves from the way we guide them with our words, so it pays to be positive.12. Positive choice of words helps kids to ________.A. learn in different situationsB. do things carefullyC. build up their confidenceD. improve their imagination13. What can we infer from Paragraph 2?A. A child will act on what is instructed.B. One can't help imagining what is heard.C. A child will fall off the tree when told not to.D. One won't think of a blue monkey when given money.14. Which of the following commands helps kids to be safe?A. How do you think I'll feel if you get hurt?B. Don't play by the lake.C. Don't you dare to walk through the red light?D. Fasten your seat belt.15. The main idea of the passage is that ________.A. positive instructions guide kidsB. praise makes kids confidentC right instructions keep kids safe D. clear commands make kids different第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。