202年民乐一中英语压轴试卷一【刘希国】

甘肃省民乐县第一中学2020年高考英语

压轴卷（一）

命题：杨向峰牛志海杨秀琴审核：展之才

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。

A

Amazing Kids! Wild Jungle Writing Contest 2020 Amazing Kids' Magazine is proud to announce that we will be hosting a Wild Jungle Writing Contest this fall! Send us your best jungle-themed stories using this starter: "I had no idea why they were standing there.

This contest is open to grades K-12, with three groups of K-3, 4-8, and 9-12. Three winners from each age group will be chosen to win Amazing Kids' prizes, along with an official certificate verifying（证实）their winning entry. All participants will receive a certificate of participation in the contest.

Submit all entries by September 30 to be considered! Email editor@ for more questions about rules and specifications.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How should I format my entry?

A: Stories should be written in English, with submissions of less than 1,200 words. Please submit your entry as a Microsoft Word document.

Q:How do I submit my entry?

A: E-mail your submission to editor@. Each e-mail submission will receive a return message verifying that the essay was received.

Q:Is there just one prize?

A: No. Nine separate prizes will be given out, with a cash value of $20 for first place, $15 for second place, and $10 for third place in each age group. Certificates of participation will also be awarded to each participant in the contest.

1. Which of the following stories suits the contest most ?

A. A couple lost their way in the jungle.

B. A teenager caught a thief in a cave.

C. A pupil met a bear while searching the forest.

D. A soldier saved a drowning boy.

2. A champion will receive__________ .

A. a cash value of $15

B. a thank-you letter

C. only a certificate

D. a prize and a certificate

3. What type of writing is the passage?

A. News

B. Summary

C. Announcement

D. Guide

B

Fifteen years ago, I took a summer vacation in Lecce in southern Italy. After climbing up a hill for a panoramic(全景的) view of the blue sea, white buildings and green olive trees, I paused

to catch my

breath and then positioned myself to take the best photo of this panorama.

Unfortunately, just as I took out my camera, a woman approached from behind, and planted herself right in front of my view. Like me, this woman was here to stop, sigh and appreciate the view.

Patient as I was, after about 15 minutes, my camera scanning the sun and reviewing the shot I would eventually take, I grew frustrated. Was it too much to ask her to move so I could take just one picture of the landscape? Sure, I could have asked her, but something prevented me from doing so. She seemed so content in her observation. I didn’t want to mess with that.

Another 15 minutes passed and I grew bored. The woman was still there. I decided to take the photo anyway. And now when I look at it, I think her presence in the photo is what makes the image interesting. The landscape, beautiful on its own, somehow comes to life and breathes because this woman is engaging with it.

This photo, with the unique beauty that unfolded before me and that woman who “ruined” it, now hangs on a wall in my bedroom. What would she think if she knew that her figure is captured(捕捉) and frozen on some stranger’s bedroom wall? A bedroom, after all, is a very private space, in which some woman I don’t even know has been immortalized(使……永存). In some ways, she lives in my house.

Perhaps we all live in each others’ spaces. Perhaps this is what photos are for: to remind us that we all appreciate beauty, that we all share a common desire for pleasure, for connection, for something that is greater than us.

That photo is a reminder, a captured moment, an unspoken conversation between two women, separated only by a thin square of glass.

4. What happened when the author was about to take a photo?

A. Her camera stopped working.

B. A woman blocked her view.

C. Someone asked her to leave.

D. A friend approached from behind.

5. According to the author, the woman was probably___________.

A. enjoying herself

B. losing her patience