湖南省隆回县2020高考英语一轮复习 阅读选练（三）

湖南隆回县2020高考英语（一轮）阅读选练（三）完形填空。阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Thanks to a combination of young businessmen, large numbers of university students and revitalization(新生) efforts by the local and national governments, todays Nanjing has an _1_ of youthful exuberance(繁茂) that would have been _2_ only a few decades ago. _3_， the city, a booming city of 6.5 million on the banks of the Yangtze River some 185 miles west of Shanghai, bears _4_ resemblance to the former capital of China that suffered the worst cruelty and violence of World War II._5_ Nanjing has shown a remarkable capacity for reinvention during its 2500year history. And in recent years, the city has moved _6_ its tragic past to become a vital engine of Chinas economic growth, thanks _7_ to its position in the middle of Chinas prosperous eastern seaboard. Growth has also _8_ thanks to improved ground transportation: A new bullet train linking Nanjing and Shanghai started service last year, _9_ travel time between the cities from several hours to just 75 minutes, and a BeijingShanghai highspeed line is _10_ to open later this year, with a stop in Nanjing. Within the city, two metro lines were built in the last few years; 15 more are planned to begin service by 2030.Signs of Nanjings _11_ wealth and optimism can be seen enerywhere. In the heart of the downtown Xinjiekou district, a bronze statue of Sun Yatsen, _12_ the father of modern China, looks _13_ over a busy _14_ area.There is perhaps no more _15_ symbol of the citys transformation than the Zifeng Tower, a 1480foot skyscraper that opened its doors last May. _16_ offices, restaurants and an InterContinental hotel, the tower is the second tallest building in China and billed as the seventh tallest in the world.Underlying all this development is a large Chinese and _17_ student populationthere are several major universities, plus a branch of Johns Hopkinss international studies school. In fact, art and music _18_ in all sorts of places.On a larger _19_， local government officials and private investors are pushing the city as a rising center for contemporary art and architecture, hoping to attract _20_ from the neonbathed streets of its neighbor Shanghai.1. A. advance B. affection C. air D. ability2. A. unforgettable B. unthinkable C. unbearable D. unnecessary3. A. Actually B. Regretfully C. Hopefully D. Consequently4. A. close B. slight C. much D. little5. A. Because B. But C. As D. Since6. A. beyond B. on C. off D. out7. A. in addition B. in all C. in part D. in fact8. A. started B. enlarged C. existed D. accelerated9. A. removing B. cutting C. dividing D. lowering10. A. scheduled B. invented C. desired D. meant11. A. attractive B. wellreceived C. newfound D. discovered12. A. thought B. treated C. considered D. elected13. A. out B. at C. about D. for14. A. remote B. regional C. rural D. commercial15. A. universal B. visible C. traditional D. political16. A. Keeping B. Consisting C. Opening D. Housing17. A. British B. western C. American D. foreign18. A. spring up B. stand up C. set up D. keep up19. A. extent B. degree C. scale D. level20. A. businessmen B. students C. tourists D. painters【参考答案】CBADBACDBACCADBDDACC2020高考模拟题。阅读理解。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。On countless mornings over the past year, I stood with my son, James, in our driveway, watching our neighbor hurry off to kindergartenMy wife and I wanted to give James the best education, but that meant wed have to change our jobs and spend less time with our kidI asked myself, Would this trade-off be worth it? When I look at the research on child development, I think it might notWhere our kids go to school might matter less than most American parents thinkSocial scientists have long tried to determine why some children grow up to be successfulIn a 2001 study, Greg Duncan, a professor of education at the University of California, measured the influence that the people in a childs life have on how well the child does in schoolDuncan and his team found almost no relationship between how students did on the test and whom they sat beside in class, whom they hung out with after school and who lived in their blockThe only meaningful link they found was between siblings （兄弟姐妹） and twins in particularFor a long time, scholars thought that a familys income heavily affected how well kids did in lifeBut that might not be the caseWhen Susan Mayer at the University of Chicago looked at the relationship between family income and lifetime achievement, she ran a series of experiments to measure it, finding such outcomes werent caused by incomeShe argued that the things that make a difference are relatively inexpensive: the number of books a kid has or how often his family goes to museumsLareau, another scholar began one of the most in-depth observations of American parentingHe concluded that success is much more related to the amount of time parents spend with their childrenHe said Many parents I interviewed are anxious about their childrens futuresBut they have exaggerated（夸大） the sense of the risks involved if they dont give their children the best of everythingSo at last, we decided to leave things as it wereMore time with our kid is the best we can provide1The first paragraph is intended to _Aintroduce the topic of the passageBconfirm the result of a researchCstress the importance of good educationDsupport a research on child development2From the passage we know that most American parents _Aspend a lot of time with their childrenBlike to buy a variety of books for their childrenCthink childrens achievement largely depends on schoolsDbelieve their income cannot afford childrens education3Who believes childrens brothers and sisters may influence their academic performance?ALareau BGreg Duncan CSusan Mayer DJames4Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?AParents time matters to childrens futureBSchool education determines childrens futureCFamily income counts to childrens achievementsDLess education means more risks for childrens success参考答案14、BCDA社会生活类The global energy crisis is approaching. What can we do?Here are some steps you can take.Cooling puts the greatest stress on your summer energy bill and the power grid (电网). Just as a tune-up for your car can improve your gas mileage,a yearly tune-up of your heating and cooling system can improve efficiency and comfort. Clean or replace filter monthly or as needed.For central air conditioning systems and room air conditioners,look for the ENERGY STAR,the federal governments symbol for energy efficiency. For central air,purchase the system with the highest possible Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratia(SEER).Use energy-efficient ceiling fans either alone or with air conditioning. Ceiling fans do a great job of circulating air. When used with air conditioning,fans allow you to raise the thermostat (恒温器)and cut costs. Ceiling fans cool people,not rooms,so before you leave,turn off the ceiling fan.Let a programmable thermostat “remember for you” to automatically adjust the indoor climate with your daily and weekend patterns to reduce cooling bills by up to 10 percent. You can come home to a comfortable house without wasting energy and creating pollution all day while you are at work.Try to make your home airtight enough to increase your comfort,make your home quieter and cleaner and reduce your cooling costs up to 20 percent.Cut your air conditioning load,and reduce pollution by planting leafy trees around your home and fixing reflective bricks on your roof.Close blinds or shades on south-and west-facing windows during the day,or fix shading equipment to avoid heat build-up.Turn off everything not in use:lights,TVs,computers. And use fluorescent bulbs (荧光灯),which provide bright,warm light while using at least two-thirds less energy,producing 70 percent less beat and lasting up to 10 times longer than incandescent bulbs (白炽灯).Drive the car that gets better gas mileage whenever possible if you own more than one vehicle. If you drive 12,500 miles a year,switching 10 percent of your trips from a car that gets 20 miles per gallon to one that gets 30 mpg will save you more than $65 per year.Carpool. The average U. S. commuter (乘车上班族) could save about $260 a year by sharing cars twice a week with two other people in a car that gets 20. 1 mpgassuming the three passengers share the cost of gas.1. According to the passage,the thermostat is used to.A. make rooms quieterB. control room temperatureC. turn off the air conditionerD. reduce room air pollution2. We can conclude from the passage that the author probably discourages.A. planting leafy trees around your homeB. turning off the ceiling fan before you leave your houseC. keeping your south-facing windows open during the dayD. using fluorescent bulbs instead of incandescent bulbs3. According to the passage,you can save fuel by.A. using energy-efficient ceiling fansB. sharing cars with others on workdaysC. turning off everything not in useD. reducing 10% of your car trips every year4. This passage is mainly about.A. energy-saving tipsB. fuel-saving tipsC. do-it-yourself tipsD. environment-protecting tips【参考答案】50.1-4 BCBA阅读Parents and kids today dress alike, listen to the same music, and are friends. Is this a good thing?Sometimes, when Mr. Ballmer and his 16-year-old daughter, Elizabeth, listen to rock music together and talk about interests both enjoy,such as pop culture,he remembers his more distant relationship with his parents when he was a teenager.I would never have said to my mom,Hey,the new Weezer album is really great. How do you like it?” says Ballmer. “There was just a complete gap in taste.”Music was not the onlygulf. From clothing and hairstyles to activities and expectations,earlier generations of parents and children often appeared to move in separate orbits.Today, the generation gap has not disappeared, but it is getting narrow in many families. Conversations on subjects such as sex and drugs would not have taken place a generation ago. Now they are comfortable and common. And parent-child activities, from shopping to sports, involve a feeling of trust and friendship that can continue into adulthood.No wonder greeting cards today carry the message, “To my mother, my best friend.”But family experts warn that the new equality can also result in less respect for parents.“Theres still a lot of strictness and authority on the part of parents out there, but there is a change happening,” says Kerrie, a psychology professor at Lebanon Valley College. “In the middle of that change, there is a lot of confusion among parents. “Family researchers offer a variety of reasons for these evolving roles and attitudes. They see the 1960s as a turning point. Great cultural changes led to more open communication and a more democratic process that encourages everyone to have a say.My parents were on the before side of that change, but todays parents, the 40-year-olds,were on the after side,” explains Mr. Ballmer. “Its not something easily accomplished by parents these days, because life is more difficult to understand or deal with, but sharing int