2020届英语高考模拟汇编卷(四)

1、英语高考模拟卷（四）1、Asia is such a vast and diverse continent for anyone dream ing of an escape. Here are some best dest in ati ons to visit over the n ext 12 mon ths.Xi ' an,ChinaXi ' an, China is supreme and then there重要thW物gi&the Army of TerracottaWarriors, celebrati ng 30 years as a UNESCO W

2、orld Heritage Site in 2017.Xi ' an is vast, but a relaxed way of living and recent openings have boosted an already superb accommodation market. A crop of new bars and cafes are thrown in here. There ' s never been a better time to visit.South of Tokyo, Japa nTwo cities in south of Tokyo are

3、 well worth visit ing.Yokohama is just a 20-mixi nte train journey from the capital and packs con siderable appeal with its bayside locati on, architecture, beer and tasty cuis ine.Less than an hour from Tokyo, fantastic seaside town Kamakura ? s known for its surfing scene, but also offers an attra

4、ctive selecti on of relaxed cafes and restaura nts.Sri Lanka ' s Hill CountrySri Lanka may be “ so hot right now ” , but Lonely Planet recommends a different experienee.Try getting ahead of （and away from） the pack by taking a scenic train to Sri Lanka' s 卜Country for a wonderfully temperate

5、 escape from the nation' s humid coasts.This island owns a mountainous interior that is every bit as scenic as the coast, blessed by pleasantly cool temperatures that rarely above 21 °C .Raja Ampat,I ndon esia“ Raja ” means “ king ” and this grand title is apparent. Packed w-sawhbeaches, lu

6、sh jungle and unu sual mushroom-shaped small isla nds. Raja Ampat is a biological hotspot.Home to some of the richest, most diverse coral reefs on the pla net over 200 divi ng spots are still in a state of nature and this, paired with a growing ecotourism （ 生态旅游）offering, means Raja Ampat will no do

7、ubt rema in king of the isla nds.1. What can visitors do in Xi' an?A. Shop in a fan tastic seaside tow n.B. Appreciate diverse heritage.C. Enjoy mushroom-shaped small isla nds.D. Experie nee pla nti ng crops by themselves.2. Where is a surfer most likely to go?A. Yokohama.B. Raja Ampat.C. Kamaku

8、ra.D. Sri Lanka ' s Hill Country.3. Where is this text probably take n from?A. A fiction book.B. A private letter.C. A scie nee report.D. A travel guidebook.2、Dear Miss Hanff,You will be glad to know that the two boxes of eggs and the tins of tongue have all arrived safely and once aga in we all

9、 wish to tha nk you most sin cerely for your extreme gen erosity. Mr. Martin,one of the older members of our staff, haa been on the sick list for some time and we therefore let him have the lion' s share of the eggs, one whole boxful in fact, and of course he wasdelighted to get them. The tins o

10、f ton gue look very in vit ing and will be a welcome additi on to our larders （食物橱）and in my case will be put on one side for a special occasion.I enquired at all the local music shops but was unable to get the Messiah or Bach' s SMatthew Passi on in stiff covers in clea n, sec on dha nd copies,

11、 and the n I found they were available from the publisher in new editi ons. Their prices seemed a bit high, but I thought I had better get them and they have bee n sent by Book Post a few days ago, so should arrive any day now. Ourin voice,total $4.20, is en closed with the books.We are sending you

12、a little gift for Christmas. We do hope you will not have to pay any dutyon it. We will mark it“ Christmas Gift ” and keep our fin gers crossed. Any way,we hope you willlike it and accept it with our sincere best wishes for Christmas and the coming year.My name is certainly not of Welsh origin. As i

13、t is pronounced to rhyme with the Frenchword “ Noel ” ,I think there may be a possibility that it originated in France.Yours sin cerely,Frank Doel1. What can we infer from ihc text about Frank and his colleagues?A. They lived a busy life.B.They were treated badly.C.They were in poor health.D.They la

14、cked livi ng materials.2. What was Miss Hanff expected to receive?A.Tasty food.B.Some mon ey.C.Copies of music.D.Sec on dha nd books.3. Why was Frank going to mark the gift with the words“ Christmas Gift ”？A.To avoid tax.B.To make a wish. C.To show the content. D.To declare its value.4. Whom did Fra

15、nk most probably write to?A.A friend.B.A n assista nt.C.A customer.D.A workmate.3、3D printing is becoming more and more popular. We are now able to create things we need very quickly and easily using 3D printers. But can you imagine printing food?Some scientists are trying to revolutionize the dinin

16、g experienee by doing this. They hopethat havi ng a 3D prin ter in the kitche n will be as com mon as the microwave ove n or ble nder.Scientists say that it' II be quite easy: you simply have to select a recipe and put the raw foodinksinto the printer. You can also modify the instructions to mak

17、e the food exactly how youwant it. This means that it would be very quick and easy to create tasty and nutritious meals.Using 3D printers to create your meals would also be saving the environment. There wouldbe less n eed for traditi onal grow ing, tran sport ing and packagi ng processes as food pro

18、duct ion would be a lot more efficie nt. For example, alter native in gredie nts（ 原料）such as prote ins from algae, beetroot leaves and in sects could be con verted into tasty products.Printing food could also help people who suffer from dysphasia （a swallowing disorder）.They could program the prin t

19、er to print softer versions of their favorite foods so that they wouldnot have trouble in swallowing them.However, some people think that a future of 3D food printing would be a disaster. It couldtake away many jobs, including those fro growing, transporting and packaging food. Imagine a world where

20、 there was no n eed for farming or grow ing crops and the same tastes could be prin ted from a raw food ink ".Likewise, traditi onal cafes and restaura nts might lose bus in ess. Also, there are concerns about the nutritional value of printed food: is it really possible to be get the nutrients

21、we need from food -based inks and gels（凝胶）?What's more , cook ing and eati ng together with family and friends has long bee n a traditi onal and enjoyable activity. It is hard to imagi ne a world where the pleasure of cook ing is deadandmeals can be created at the touch of a butt on.1. Which of

22、the following best describes 3D food printing?A. Quick and popular.B. Easy and efficie nt.C. Nutritious and tasty. D. Soft and convenient.2. Why do some think that 3D food printing would be a disaster?A. Traditi onal food would disappear.B. Many people could lose their jobs.C. It would affect the pe

23、ople 's health.D. We could all eat the same food.3. What can we infer from the last paragraph?A. 3D food printing will replace traditional cooking.B. The future of 3D food printing is un certa in.C. It would hurt our traditi on of food culture.D. 3D food printing would be afailure.4. Which of th

24、e following can be the best title for the text?A. 3D food printing ”：coming to the kitchen B. Can 3D printing create everything?C. 3D prin ti ng food will be in fashi on!D. The disadva ntage of 3D food printing4、Have you ever spe nt an after noon in the backyard, maybe grilli ng or enjoying a basket

25、ballgame, whe n sudde nly you no tice that everyth ing goes quiet? There is an old phrase“ calm beforethe storm , ” often used in a situation a quiet period just before a great activity or excitement.According to our own experienee, we know there is actually calm before the storm. But what causes th

26、is calm? And is it always calm before the storm? Let's hear what scientists have to say.A period of calm happe ns in a particular kind of storm, the simplest kind of storm a sin glecell thun derstorm .In this type of thun derstorm, there is usually only one main updraft, which is warm, damp air

27、and drawn from places near the ground. Storms need warm and damp air as fuel, so they typically draw that air in from surro unding environment. Storms can draw in the air that fit their n eed from all direct ions even from the directio n in which the storm is traveli ng.As the warm, damp air is pull

28、ed into a storm system, it leaves a low pressure vacuu m（真空） coming after. The rising air meets the cold dry air that has already existed in the storm clouds, thus the temperature of the warm, damp air drops, and the water vapour（ 水蒸汽）in ji changes into tiny drops that are a precondition of rain. Th

29、ese drops accumulate and build on larger particles like dust, un til they grow large eno ugh to form rain drops.This warm, damp air keeps moving upwards, but it becomes cooler and drier during its trip through cloud. When it reaches the top of the cloud, the air gets spit out（ 被挤出）at the top. This a

30、ir is sent rolli ng out over the big thun derclouds. From there, the air goes dow n. Warm and dry air is relatively stable, and once it covers a regi on, that air, in turn, causes the calm before a storm.Most thu nderstorms, though, don't start with calm. That's because most are actually gro

31、ups of storms with complex wind patter ns. There's so much air moving up and dow n storm groups that the calm before the storm n ever happe ns. In stead, before the storm, it might be really wi ndy!1. Which best fits the description of a particular kind of storm?B. A thun derstorm without stro n

32、gA. A thu nderstorm with a sin gle shape.win ds.C. A storm with air draw n from every directio n.D. A storm fueled by mov ing air from theground.2. What does the un derli ned word“ it ” in Paragraph 3 refer to?A. Cold and dry air. B. Warm and dry air.C. Cold and damp air. D. Warm and damp air.3. Whi

33、ch does the writer most likely agree to?A. Prese nee of the calm relies on stable air.B. Not all thun derstorms start with the calm.C. The drier the air is, the bigger the storm will be. D. Storm happe ns without air moving up anddow n.4. What is the passage mainly about?A. Causes and effects of a h

34、eavy storm.B. A brief description of a peacefulstorm.C. A personal experienee of a heavy storm.D. An explanation of the calm before astorm.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，选项中有两项为多余选项。The jobs of the future have not yet bee n inven ted. By helpi ng them developclassic skills that will serve them well

35、 no matter what the future holds.I. CuriosityYour children need to be deeply curious. . Ask kids,“ What ingredie配料()canwe add to make these pan cakes eve n better next time ?” and the n try them out. In gredie nts makethe pan cakes better? What could we try n ext time?2. CreativityTrue creativity is

36、 the ability to take something existing and create something new.There are a doze n differe nt things you can do with them. Experime nting with materials tocreate someth ing new can go a long way in help ing them develop their creativity.3. Perso nal skillsUn dersta nding how others feel can be a ch

37、alle nge for kids. We know what' s going on in side our own head, but what about others? Being able to read people helps kid from misreading asituation and jumping to false conclusions.“ Whdo you think she ' csying? ”Canyou tell how that man is feeli ng by look ing at his face?”"If some

38、 one were to do that to you, howwould you feel? ”4. Self Expressi onthere are many ways to express thoughts and ideas -music, acting, drawing,building, photography. You may find that your child is attracted by one more than another.A. En courage kids to cook with you.B. And we can ' t forget sci

39、enee education.C. We can give kids cha nces to think about materials in new ways.D. So how can we help our kids prepare for jobs that don' t yet exist?E. Garde ning is ano ther great activity for help ing kids develop this skill.F. We can do this in real life or ask questions about characters in

40、 stories.G. Bei ng able to com muni cate ideas in a meanin gful way is a valuable skill.6、阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、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。I always remember one Christmas whe n we1outside of tow n. My older brother had ajob in a differe nt city 2 he always made it home to celebrate the holi

41、days. During the few days before Christmas Day, we 3a viole nt sno wstorm with powerful win ds. It wasso 4 that the country road was almost impassable.The day before Christmas was more 5 tha n I had ever imagi ned. My older brother was stuck at a stranger ' s home where he had beenstay overnight

42、 because of the storm. The pers on was7 eno ugh to let him stay un til morning. But, the 8was that he could n ' t get hiscar to start and there was no assista nee available.So, my dad and I 9 .We were lucky eno ugh to make it to where my brother was 10 .After his car warmed up, he thought it muc

43、h 11 to head back to his place rather tha n try and make it home for Christmas. So we headed in 12 direct ions.The drive back got even worse. We got stuck in a huge sno wdrift. A（n） 13 had to be made. We placed a shovel（铲子）about ten feet beh ind the car to 14 anyone else that there was an obstruct i

44、on（障碍物）ahead.We left the cars in the 15 ,wrapped（包裹）bla nkets around our heads and 16 ontop of the snowdrifts. We made it about a mile up the road to a neighbor' s farmhouse wherewe 17 for the n ext mile walk home. We all made it 18home that ni ght.Christmas was very 19 that year. It didn' t

45、 matter if therwereor not under thetree the n ext morning. We each got our gift the gift of life, home with our family safe and sound. What better gift is there? None.1. A.hid B.lived C.relaxed D.waited2. A.or B.so C.but D.si nee3. A.predicted B.discovered C.remembered D.experie need4. A.bad B.u niq

46、ue C.cold D.quiet5. A.popular B.enjoyable C.importa nt D.memorable6. A.ordered B.forced C.i nvited D.refused7. A.ki nd B.strict C.smart D.curious8. A.fact B.result C.problem D.message9. A.gave in B.set out C.moved on D.turned back10. A.worki ng B.wait ing C.sleepi ng D.study ing11. A.wiser B.crazier

47、 C.more dan gerous D.more in terest ing12. A.desired B.expected C.opposite D.forward13. A.excuse B.promise C.cha nge D.decisi on14. A.call B.war n C.criticize D.persuade15. A.s now B.garage C.church D.backyard16. A.da need B.drove C.walked D.stayed17. A.woke up B.got out C.lo oked out D.warmed up18.

48、 A. safely B.regularly C.sudde nly D.proudly19. A.busy B.stra nge C.special D.traditi onal20. A.rewards B.meals C.l eaves D.gifts7、 阅读下面短文，在空白处填人1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。A recent study found that people who live in colder climates consume 1 (much)alcohol than people who live in warm weather.“ Alcohol is s

49、ometh ing that every one thought harmful for_ 2 ( decade), but no one has scie ntifi cally dem on strated it,” a professor wrote in a press release.Why do people in Russia drink so much? Everybody 3_(assume) that' s because the weather iscold. But we could n't find a sin gle paper_ 4 (Jjnk)

50、climate to alcohol in take.Si nce alcohol couldin crease warm blood flow in the skin, last mon th, the researchers in a study_ (suggest) that people should reach for booze(豪饮)when it's cold outside. The researchers combed through data to compare climate factors and alcohol consumption per capita

51、( 每人的)._6_study also found that as temperatures and sun light hours decrease,alcohol con sumpti on goes up. Shorter hours of sun light and cooler temperatures also relate 乙higher rates of depressi on, 8_is lin ked to an in crease in drinking.The professor hopes this data will help in flue nce health

52、 policies on alcohol abuse.“ Knowingthat colder places have more drink related problems could be (help)to the efforts in theseareas 10_( determ ine) better policies," he said.8、 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(A ),并在其下面写出该加的词。删除:把多余的词用

53、斜线()划掉。修改:在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意:每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；Last Sun day, sixty stude nts from our school pay a visit to Shenyang Scie nce andTech no logy Museum.The museum, which main task is to spread the kno wledge of scie nee and tech no logy, covers area of 48,000 square meters. The moment when we enter

54、ed the museum, the exhibition caught their atte nti on.In the museum, we saw the latest progresses in scie nce and tech no logy. Moreover, we did an amazed scie ntific experime nt by ourselves. What appealed for us most was the 3D film which made us feel we were in real even ts.Though the visit ing

55、time was slight short, we gained a lot. It is so an in structive activity that we hope more will be orga ni zed in the future.9、假定你是李华。你的留学生朋友Tom以前成绩很优秀。但由于骄傲和懒惰，最近他的成绩一落千丈。就此请你用英语给他写一封电子邮件，内容包括：1. 进行安慰；2. 给出劝告（不要骄傲，不忘初心）；3. 具体建议（努力复习，制定学习计划）1. 总词数100左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。答案以及解析1答案及解析：答案：1.B; 2.C; 3

56、.D解析：1. 细节理解题。根据第二段中的 celebrating the 31 th anniversary of its inclusion in the UNESCOWorld Heritage List in 2018可知,西安遗产的多样性无与伦比，其中最著名的当属兵马俑。2018 年是兵马俑入选联合国教科文组织世界遗产名录31周年,西安正举办庆祝活动。由此可知 B项正确。2. 细节理解题。根据第六段中的With a less than an hour' s train journey from Tokyo, fantastic seaside town Kamakura is

57、 known for its surfrng scene 可知，一个冲浪者最可能去镰仓(Kamakura),故选 C 项。3推理判断题。通读全文可知，文章主要介绍了亚洲未来一年内适合参观的目的地，由此可推断该文章会出现在旅游指南上，故选D项。2答案及解析：答案：1.D; 2.C; 3. A; 4.C解析：3答案及解析：答案：1.B; 2.B; 3.C; 4.A解析：4答案及解析：答案：1.C; 2.D; 3.B; 4.D解析：1.细节理解题。第二段中特定的暴风雨指的是一种简单的单细胞雷暴。而并非指简单形状,故排除A。根据第二段最后一句可知雷暴能够从周围任何一个方向吸进自己所需的暖湿空气。2代词指代题。第三段中提到由于暖湿空气被吸进雷暴中，雷暴经过之处就形成了低气压真空带。正在上升的暖湿气流遇到雷暴云层中原本就存在的干燥冷空气，此时暖湿空气的温度下降，暖湿空气中的水分凝结成小的水滴，这就是雨水形成的前提。3推理判断题。根据最后一段 Most thunderstorms，though，don't start with calm.可知大多数的雷暴来临前并不是 一片宁静。而当有很多气流频繁上下流动时，暴风雨来临前毫无平静可言可知C、D不正确。4主旨大意题。5答案及解析：答案：DACFG解析：1. D 提示：根据前一句The