2020年高考英语模拟卷含答案解析（4）

2020年高考英语模拟卷（4）（考试时间：90分钟 试卷满分：120分）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）A Volunteer Organizations There are many wonderful volunteer organizations at Wellington High School that provide students with the opportunity to give back to the community.Each organization has its own purpose for what it wants to accomplish.Four volunteer organizations at Wellington include Hugs and Kisses inc, Key club, Think Pink Kids and Stand Up 2 Cancer.Hugs and Kisses incHugs and Kisses inc is a non-profit organization in which bracelets (手镯) are made out of buttons donated by the community. The money from the sale of the bracelets helps pay for local cancer patients living expenses.Club members love that the organization helps those people reduce the cost of medical expenses.Key clubKey club is an international community service organization with the goal of leading leadership through serving others.However,it is rare to find such an organization led by students.The student-led organization has a variety of activities including money-raising events and performances where club members gain new experiences.Think Pink KidsThink Pink Kids is an organization all over the world that raises money for cancer awareness, research, and support groups.It gives away money to a local support group at Wellington Regional Medical center called Your Bussom Buddies 2.It targets a specific group such as breast cancer research and expands each year.Members are proud of their accomplishment.Besides,it also donates money to environmental projects.Stand Up 2 CancerStand Up 2 Cancer is a volunteer organization that raises money for cancer research.Its members regularly participate in events such as the 5k run and St.Baldricks.Members in Stand Up 2 Cancer join in order to contribute to cancer research. 1. What is special about Key club?A.It is a non-profit organization.B.It is a student-led organization.C.It is an international organization.D.It is an organization related to cancer.2. Who can get some financial help from Hugs and Kisses inc?A.Local cancer patients.B.Club members.C.Your Bussom Buddies 2.D.Breast cancer researchers.3.Which organization is in favor of environmental protection?A.Hugs and Kisses inc. B.Key club.beC.Think Pink Kids. D.Stand Up 2 Cancer. B As a kid growing up in Pennsylvania,Lucien Weiss loved playing with Lego blocks.Now 31 years old and a post-doctoral student thousands of miles away from home,his childish enthusiasm hasnt waned-and those plastic toys are serving as the building blocks to his scientific research. Weiss studied chemistry at Harvard,and received his Ph.D.at Stanford.He now lives in the Israeli town of Haifa and studies at the famous Technion-Israel Institute of Technology,known in some circles as the MIT of the Mediterranean.In a lab of the Emerson Family Life Sciences Building,he and his colleagues are using high-tech equipment,even Lego blocks as a way to test theories. So how did a kid from a small town in the US end up in a lab in northern Israel?Weiss should thank Mortimer Zuckerman for that.Zuckermans the current publisher of US News&World Report.In 2016,he donated$100 million to help support students like Weiss in science,technology,engineering and math in the United States and Israel. As part of the Mortimer B.Zuckerman STEM Leadership Program,high-achieving postdoctoral scholars from famous universities in the United States are given scholarships to do research at one of seven Israeli universities.Once they complete their research,many Zuckerman postdocs like Weiss are expected to accept faculty positions at top North American universities,creating a network of racademic collaboration(合作)between US and Israeli institutions. When asked if devoting his life to science was something he thought about growing up,Weiss laughed.I think what was special about coming here in general is that so many of your interests get satisfied.Growing up,I was certainly interested in science and I come from a family of scientists.But I also enjoy traveling and new experiences just as much.Israels a place that you grow up reading about in all of your history courses-and its all right here.”4.What does the underlined word “waned” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?A.Appeared. B.Faded. C.Responded. D.Increased.5.Why should Weiss owe his present life to Zuckerman?A.Weiss set up a lab with Zuckermans help.B.Zuckerman donated money to his family.C.Zuckerman helped Weiss greatly in his life.6.What can we know about scholars like Weiss?A.They make Lego blocks using high-tech equipment.B.They all graduate from famous universities in Israel.C.They are “ambassadors between the US and Israel.D.Many of them work in the lab of Mortimer Zuckerman.7.What made Weiss feel content working in Israel?A.He developed many interests there.B.Many of his interests got satisfied.C.He got large amounts of scholarships.D.His devotion to science was paid off. C While the start of a new school year is always exciting, this year was even more so for some elementary school students in Auckland, New Zealand. They became the worlds first kids to be taught by a digital teacher. Before you start imagining a human-like robot walking around the classroom, Will is just an avatar that appears on the students desktop, or smartphone screen, when ordered to come. The autonomous animation platform has been modeled after the human brain and nervous system, allowing it to show human-like behavior. The digital teacher is assigned to teach Vectors Be sustainable with energy a free program for Auckland elementary schools. Just like the humans it replaced, Will is able to instantly react to the students responses to the topic. Thanks to a webcam and microphone, the avatar not only responds to questions the kids may have, but also picks up non-verbal cues. For instance, if a student smiles at Will, he responds by smiling back. This two-way interaction not only helps attract the students attention, but also allows the programs developers to monitor their engagement, and make changes if needed. Nikhil Ravishankar believes that Will-like avatars could be a novel way to catch the attention of the next generation. He says, I have a lot of hope in this technology as a means to deliver cost-effective, rich, educational experience in the future. The program, in place since August 2018, has been a great success thus far. Ravishankar says, What was fascinating to me was the reaction of the children to Will. The way they look at the world is so creative and different, and Will really captured their attention. However, regardless of how popular it becomes, Will is unlikely to replace human educators any time soon.8. What was special for some elementary school students in Auckland?A. A digital teacher taught them. B. They first saw something digital.C. This was the start of a new school year. D. They could get close to smartphone screen.9. What is the benefit of this two-way interaction?A. It can smile back. B. It can use microphone.C. It can change if necessary. D. It can talk any topic for free.10. Whats Ravishankars attitude to Wills replacing Human educators soon?A. Optimistic. B. Doubtful. C. Unclear. D. Disapproving.11. What might be the best title for the passage?A. New High-tech Contributes to EducationB. New Zealand Will Replace Teachers in ClassroomsC. The Worlds First Digital Teacher, a Help to StudentsD. The Worlds First Digital Teacher Appears in ClassroomsD Brandon Alexander is a former Google engineer who is trying to change American agriculture through robotics. Alexander operates a machine-powered farm. He recently introduced his star robot named Angus to the Associated Press.The long, white robot weighs more than 450 kilograms. The 743-square meter farm uses a hydroponicsystem that grows plants without soil. The plants grow inside equipment that provides a continuous flow of water. The indoor farm uses electrical light instead of sunlight. This kind of farm uses much less water and does not require human labor to run. The main job for Angus is to move thousands of plants around the farm, from small containers to larger ones as they grow. For now, the farm uses humans to collect vegetables and other crops when they are ready. But Alexander says he is working on a robot that will eventually take over that job too. Alexander helped start the company Iron Ox after leaving Google, where he worked on robotics at the companys Google X project. He teamed up with another former Google employee, Jon Binney. Together they founded Iron Ox. Alexander said growing food robotically throughout the year in major cities will provide a more consistent and fresh product. Most of the vegetables sold in the U.S. are grown in California, Arizona, Mexico and other nations. That means that many people in U.S. cities are eating vegetables that are nearly a week old by the time they arrive in stores. Iron Ox is currently negotiating with several San Francisco area restaurants that have expressed interest in buying vegetables, Alexander said. The company also expects to begin selling its products to local stores next year.Indoor farms operate all year and are not generally affected by bad weather. During the next few years, Iron Ox plans to open robot farms in other areas near U.S. cities. 12.What is Alexanders advantage in his new career?7A.His interest in agriculture.B.His desire to serve others.C.His past work experience.D.His wish to change peoples shopping habits.13.What does Angus do on the farm?A.Change water.B.Move containers.C.Collect vegetables.D.Change places for plants.14.Which of the following best describes products from Alexanders farm?A.Cheaper.B.Fresher.C.Safer.D.More costly15.What do we know from the last paragraph?A.Iron Ox keeps enlarging its business.B.Iron Ox will entirely replace other farms.D.There will be a tough competition among farms.第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。The effect of bullying(欺凌) can be serious and even lead to tragedy. Unfortunately, it is still a mostly unresearched area. 16_That year, two students with shotguns, both of whom had been considered gifted and who had been bullied for years, killed 13 people, wounded 24 and then committed suicide. A year later, an analysis by the US government found that bullying played a major role in more than two- thirds of the campus violence.17_Numerous invaders throughout history have tried to defend their bullying behavior by claiming that they themselves were bullied. 18_Although there is no justification for bullying, many of the worst humans in history have indeed been bullies and victims of bullying. Since bullying is often ignored, it may provide an important clue in crowd behavior and passer-by behavior. 19_Many of them have suggested bullying as one of the reasons of this decline in emotional sensitivity and acceptance of violence as normal. When someone is bullied, it is not only the bully and the victim who are becoming less sensitive to violence. 20_In this sense, bullying affects not only the bullied but his friends and classmates and the whole society. A. Researchindicatesthatthevictimoftenbecomesthebully.B. Psychologistshavebeenpuzzledbytheinactivityof crowds and bystanders when crimes occur in very crowded places. C. Moreattentionshouldbepaidtopeoplesreactiontobullyingwhenithappens.D. Hitler, forexample, isclaimedtohavebeenavictimof bullyinginhischildhood.E.Campusbullyingisbecomingaseriousprobleminsome highschoolsinbigcities.F. Thefriendsandclassmatesofthebullyandthevictimalso accepttheviolenceasnormG. Thelinkbetweenbullyingandschoolviolencehasattractedincreasingattentionsince1999. 第二部分语言知识运用（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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Whatisit thatyoulovetodobutneverfeelthatyougetitquiteright? Perhaps youdont eventryanymorebecauseyouthink what youdoisnot (21) _ enough.Discouragement seems tofollowusagoodpartofthe time, (22) _ whatever it is thatwe work so hard doing, it seemsthatthereis (23) _someoneelsewhocandoitmuch better. Ihave alwaysenjoyedmusicanditis(24) _ tomethat everymusicianhasa(25) _oftheir own. Myfather (26) _ several instrumentsandwhenheplayedwithotherpeople, it wasnotdifficultto(27) _ hissound inagroup. Whetherit wasguitaroranotherinstrument, hehadhisown (28) _sound. I (29) _ readofamusicteacherwhocommentedtoa discouragedstudent, “ (30) _ elsecanmakethesoundthat youmake?” Thesoundthatyoumakemaynotbethesame assomeoneelses, butwhoistosaywhichis (31)_? Itis saidthat, “(32)_ isintheeyeofthebeholder(观看者).” Perhapsit couldbesaidthat Adelightfulsoundisintheear ofthe (33)_. Every personhasadifferenttoneofvoicethat (34)_onlytothem, (35)_we allknow people withanunforgettablelaughorawayof (36)_thatisuniquetothem. Perhaps itis not the soundofyourmusicoryourvoiceatall.It (37)_betheway youwhistleor thesoundof yourfootsteps. Eachpersonhasa(n) (38)_ontheworldinsome way. Someoneelsecandowhatyoudo, buttheycannotdo it(39)_thesamewaythatyoudoit. Thenexttimeyou feel(40)_, remember Nobodyelsecanmakethesound thatyoumake.21. A.easy B.good C.simple D.hard22.A.becauseB.although C.whenD.if23.A.seldomB.frequentlyC.neverD.merely24.A.satisfyingB.frustrating C.worryingD.interesting25.A.taste B.soundC.lifeD.song26.A.playedB.designedC.createdD.checked27.A.turndownB.letoutC.pickout D.giveoff28.A.loudB.powerfulC.beautifulD.special29.A.onceB.yet C.evenD.still30.A.AnybodyB.Somebody C.NobodyD.Everybody31.A.biggerB.betterC.deeperD.lower32. A.BeautyB.InterestC.PatienceD.Honesty33. A.speakerB.receiverC.listenerD.looker34. A.devotesB.addsC.adaptsD.belongs35. A.butB.yet C.andD.for36. A.hesitatingB.spreadingC.jumpingD.speaking37. A.mustB.mightC.wouldD.should38. A.choiceB.opinionC.advantageD.effect39. A.exactlyB.skillfullyC.cautiouslyD.seriously40. A.annoyedB.puzzledC.discouragedD.bothered第二节 语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式(每空至多3词)。CGTN anchor to debate China-US trade on Fox News(美主播邀中国主播就福克斯新闻进行第二轮“电视辩论” ) China Global Television Network (CGTN) anchor Liu Xin is again likely_41_ (join) Fox Business Network host Trish Regan on her show to talk China-US trade. Hi Trish, thank you for your kind offer. We are going to spend the weekend _42_(celebrate) the Dragon Boat Festival. How about I get back to you next week ASAP? Liu tweeted_43_(polite) on Saturday. _44_(early), Regan said on her tweet, Hi Xin, are you up for Round 2? If so, I look forward to it - and to continue hearing all sides on China-US trade. It will be the second time that the two television hosts meet on air if Liu accepts _45_ offer. Last Thursday morning Beijing time, Liu_46_ (engage) in a live discussion at Regans invitation on China-US trade negotiations. Liu joined Regans show in Foxs New York studio via satellite _47_CGTNs Beijing studio. Regan, host of Trish Regan Primetime on the Fox Business Network, and Liu,_48_hosts lThe Point on CGTN, agreed that something must_49_(do) to break the impasse between China and the United States, as the worlds two largest economies remain embroiled(卷入) in an _50_(extend) trade disagreement.第三部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题l分，满分10分）假定英语课上英语老师要求同桌之间互相修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在该词下面写出该加的词。修改：在错的词下划一横线，在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及修改均仅限一词。只允许修改10处，多者（从11处起）不计分。 I will share one experience with you. With the College Entrance Examination draw near, I was filled withgreat anxiety. However, I couldnt be absorbed in study, resulting from my failing in the examination. I got very discouraging. Just then,my teacher,Miss Zhang,approach me and said,In life we all have moment when we cant achieve what we want it. It is natural. Dont allow those moments to weaken you, and turn them into motivation to inspire you.Her words were a reminder which provided me with constan